Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Brazil
Brazil: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Brazil peaked at 192.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2009.
Brazil ranks 188th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 87.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 113.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 99.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 192.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 96.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 168.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 185 Zambia 119.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 186 Austria 116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 187 Denmark 114.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 189 Kenya 95.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 190 Slovakia 94.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 191 New Zealand 92.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.6% (2100)
- Population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 212.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population 187.65 million (2025)
- Urban population 88.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 18.20 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.28 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Brazil?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Brazil was 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 192.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2014.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Brazil ranks 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.