Renewable electricity output in Brazil
Brazil: Renewable electricity output was 77.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity output in Brazil, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable electricity output in Brazil stood at 77.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Brazil peaked at 95.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2014.
Brazil ranks 37th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.5% | — |
| 1991 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 95.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 85.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.8% | 90.0% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 84.3% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 72.6% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 77.4% | 83.2% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Brazil?
- Renewable electricity output in Brazil was 77.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2014.
- How does Brazil rank for renewable electricity output?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.