Share of primary energy from oil in Brazil
Brazil: Share of primary energy from oil was 46.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
46.4%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
25th
of 80 countries
All-time high
83.4%
in 1973
All-time low
46.4%
in 2025
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from oil in Brazil, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 46.4% for share of primary energy from oil in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Brazil peaked at 83.4% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 25th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 79.4% | — |
| 1966 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 81.8% | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 80.9% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 83.4% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 83.2% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 81.9% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 81.4% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 78.9% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 78.0% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 76.5% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 74.3% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 73.3% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 71.6% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 67.3% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 63.9% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 61.3% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 61.8% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 61.5% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 61.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 60.8% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 60.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 60.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 62.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 61.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 46.4% | -1.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 46.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 46.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.4%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.3% | 79.2% | 81.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 80.7% | 76.5% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 61.0% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 60.6% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.5% | 54.2% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 47.5% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 46.4% | 48.5% | 6 |
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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from oil in Brazil?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Brazil was 46.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Brazil ranks 25th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.