Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Brazil
Brazil: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 7.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Brazil is 7.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Brazil peaked at 9.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 23rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | -6.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 13.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 13.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Brazil?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Brazil was 7.3% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Brazil ranks 23rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.