Share of electricity production by source in Brazil
Brazil: Share of electricity production by source was 2.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Brazil, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2.3% for share of electricity production by source in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Brazil peaked at 4.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 69th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.6% | — |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -17.6% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +33.9% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +47.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -42.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +15.6% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +5.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 276.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 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 production by source in Brazil?
- Share of electricity production by source in Brazil was 2.3% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Brazil ranks 69th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. 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 production by source. 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.