Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Brazil
Brazil: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person was 13.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020. ▲ Rising
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Brazil, 1995–2020
Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2020, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Brazil stood at 13.8 kilowatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Brazil peaked at 17.7 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.6 kilowatt-hours, in 2002.
That places Brazil 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.6 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 12.2 kilowatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 12.7 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 12.6 kilowatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 11.8 kilowatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 12 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 11.4 kilowatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 10.6 kilowatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 10.6 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 11.6 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 12.3 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3 kilowatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 14.6 kilowatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 13.8 kilowatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 15.9 kilowatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 16.7 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.5 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 17.7 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.7 kilowatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 14.1 kilowatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 15.7 kilowatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 13.9 kilowatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.8 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 13.8 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.15 kilowatt-hours, 65% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.18 kilowatt-hours | 11.6 kilowatt-hours | 12.7 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.12 kilowatt-hours | 10.6 kilowatt-hours | 14.6 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.73 kilowatt-hours | 13.6 kilowatt-hours | 17.7 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8 kilowatt-hours | 13.8 kilowatt-hours | 13.8 kilowatt-hours | 1 |
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 production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Brazil?
- Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Brazil was 13.8 kilowatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6 kilowatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.