Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Brazil
Brazil: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1,009 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Brazil is 1,009 watts per capita, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Brazil peaked at 1,009 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 407.21 watts per capita, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 41st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Brazil, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 407.21 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 412.3 watts per capita | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 423.34 watts per capita | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 425.88 watts per capita | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 425.01 watts per capita | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 429.24 watts per capita | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 438.6 watts per capita | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 443.2 watts per capita | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 447.05 watts per capita | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 457.96 watts per capita | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 475.55 watts per capita | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 489.41 watts per capita | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 512.21 watts per capita | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 538.64 watts per capita | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 556.95 watts per capita | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 578.42 watts per capita | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 648.04 watts per capita | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 665.6 watts per capita | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 678.64 watts per capita | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 697.07 watts per capita | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 722.18 watts per capita | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 769.76 watts per capita | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 839.63 watts per capita | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 921.01 watts per capita | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 1,009 watts per capita | +9.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1,009 watts per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 183.07 watts per capita, 5.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1,009 watts per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 207.73 watts per capita, 4.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 430.98 watts per capita | 407.21 watts per capita | 457.96 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 584.05 watts per capita | 475.55 watts per capita | 697.07 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 852.28 watts per capita | 722.18 watts per capita | 1,009 watts per capita | 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)
- 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Brazil?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Brazil was 1,009 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1,009 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 407.21 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).