Electricity demand per person in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity demand per person was 3,581 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Brazil is 3,581 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Brazil peaked at 3,581 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,078 kilowatt-hours, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 90th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,252 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,078 kilowatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 2,142 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2,229 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 2,326 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 2,394 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2,468 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,567 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2,655 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2,635 kilowatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,842 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 2,907 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 3,011 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 3,079 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,120 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,053 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3,049 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,056 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,088 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 3,173 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3,132 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3,243 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3,281 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3,425 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 3,572 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 3,581 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3,581 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3,581 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,374 kilowatt-hours | 2,078 kilowatt-hours | 2,655 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,038 kilowatt-hours | 2,842 kilowatt-hours | 3,173 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,372 kilowatt-hours | 3,132 kilowatt-hours | 3,581 kilowatt-hours | 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)
- 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 electricity demand per person in Brazil?
- Electricity demand per person in Brazil was 3,581 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3,581 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,078 kilowatt-hours in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for electricity demand per person?
- Brazil ranks 90th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.