Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.998 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.998 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Brazil peaked at 1 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8748 units per person, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 126th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8748 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.9061 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.888 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9188 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9173 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9287 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9335 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9419 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9476 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.944 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.96 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.967 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.97 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.968 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.971 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.976 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.981 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.985 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.989 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.986 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.993 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.995 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.996 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.997 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.997 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.997 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.998 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.997 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.998 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.997 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.995 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.998 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.998 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9157 units per person | 0.8748 units per person | 0.9476 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9711 units per person | 0.944 units per person | 0.989 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9954 units per person | 0.986 units per person | 0.998 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9976 units per person | 0.995 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Brazil?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Brazil was 0.998 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8748 units per person in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.