Electricity generation per person in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity generation per person was 3,527 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3,527 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
88th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,527 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
1,429 kilowatt-hours
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Electricity generation per person in Brazil, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 3,527 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Brazil peaked at 3,527 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,429 kilowatt-hours, in 1985.
Brazil ranks 88th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1,429 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 1,461 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1,441 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,495 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1,514 kilowatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 1,494 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1,545 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1,567 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,607 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,633 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1,704 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1,774 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1,848 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1,902 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1,950 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2,005 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1,864 kilowatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1,937 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 2,017 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2,121 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2,182 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2,247 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2,361 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 2,433 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2,427 kilowatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2,663 kilowatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 2,723 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2,806 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,876 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2,951 kilowatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,882 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,849 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,879 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,918 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,053 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 3,013 kilowatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 3,132 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3,220 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3,354 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 3,518 kilowatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 3,527 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3,527 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,628 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3,527 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,705 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,468 kilowatt-hours | 1,429 kilowatt-hours | 1,514 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,702 kilowatt-hours | 1,494 kilowatt-hours | 1,950 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,159 kilowatt-hours | 1,864 kilowatt-hours | 2,433 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,860 kilowatt-hours | 2,663 kilowatt-hours | 3,053 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,294 kilowatt-hours | 3,013 kilowatt-hours | 3,527 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)
- 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 electricity generation per person in Brazil?
- Electricity generation per person in Brazil was 3,527 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3,527 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,429 kilowatt-hours in 1985.
- How does Brazil rank for electricity generation per person?
- Brazil ranks 88th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.