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Net electricity imports in Brazil

Brazil: Net electricity imports was 11.59 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
11.59 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 214 countries
All-time high
42.99 terawatt-hours
in 2000
All-time low
11.59 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Net electricity imports in Brazil, 2000–2025

102030402000201220252000: 43 terawatt-hours2001: 37.9 terawatt-hours2002: 36.6 terawatt-hours2003: 38.2 terawatt-hours2004: 37.4 terawatt-hours2005: 39 terawatt-hours2006: 41.2 terawatt-hours2007: 38.8 terawatt-hours2008: 42.2 terawatt-hours2009: 40 terawatt-hours2010: 34.6 terawatt-hours2011: 35.9 terawatt-hours2012: 40.3 terawatt-hours2013: 40.3 terawatt-hours2014: 33.8 terawatt-hours2015: 34.4 terawatt-hours2016: 40.8 terawatt-hours2017: 36.4 terawatt-hours2018: 35 terawatt-hours2019: 25 terawatt-hours2020: 24.7 terawatt-hours2021: 23.1 terawatt-hours2022: 12.9 terawatt-hours2023: 15.1 terawatt-hours2024: 11.6 terawatt-hours2025: 11.6 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2025, net electricity imports in Brazil stood at 11.59 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Brazil peaked at 42.99 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.59 terawatt-hours, in 2024.

Brazil ranks 8th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.42 terawatt-hours 36.56 terawatt-hours 42.99 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 35.64 terawatt-hours 24.96 terawatt-hours 40.79 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 16.5 terawatt-hours 11.59 terawatt-hours 24.72 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 5 United States 16.02 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 6 Bangladesh 14.66 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 7 Belgium 13.67 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 9 Hong Kong 11.37 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 10 Portugal 9.31 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 11 Argentina 9.3 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net electricity imports in Brazil?
Net electricity imports in Brazil was 11.59 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 42.99 terawatt-hours in 2000.
What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 11.59 terawatt-hours in 2024.
How does Brazil rank for net electricity imports?
Brazil ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.