Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Brazil
Brazil: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 50.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Brazil is 50.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Brazil peaked at 50.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 45th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.8% | — |
| 1991 | 48.9% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 48.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 43.7% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.3% | 41.3% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 41.7% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 46.5% | 50.2% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 12.2% (2025)
- Gas production 265.68 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 265.68 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,248 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Brazil?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Brazil was 50.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Brazil ranks 45th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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