Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was -0.1799 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Brazil, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Brazil recorded -0.1799 % change on previous year for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 105.2% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Brazil peaked at 16.43 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -8.51 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 1993 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +49.1% |
| 1994 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 5.59 % change on previous year | +75.6% |
| 1996 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 5.31 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1999 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 2000 | 4.24 % change on previous year | +312.2% |
| 2001 | -8.51 % change on previous year | -300.7% |
| 2002 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -176.8% |
| 2003 | 6.68 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 2005 | 4.65 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.27 % change on previous year | +58.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1456 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2009 | 5.83 % change on previous year | -4100.7% |
| 2010 | 5.57 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.06 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 2012 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -124.5% |
| 2013 | -3.86 % change on previous year | +159.6% |
| 2014 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 2015 | -0.4664 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 2016 | 7.99 % change on previous year | -1813.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2242 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 2018 | 5.84 % change on previous year | +2505.3% |
| 2019 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 2021 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -364.0% |
| 2022 | 16.43 % change on previous year | -712.8% |
| 2023 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 2024 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -41.8% |
| 2025 | -0.1799 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -0.1799 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.06 % change on previous year. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's -0.1799 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.05 % change on previous year. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +4100.7% | -0.1456 % change on previous year | 5.83 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +2505.3% | 0.2242 % change on previous year | 5.84 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +1813.3% | -0.4664 % change on previous year | 7.99 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +712.8% | -2.68 % change on previous year | 16.43 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 5.59 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.54 % change on previous year | -8.51 % change on previous year | 7.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 % change on previous year | -3.86 % change on previous year | 7.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 % change on previous year | -2.68 % change on previous year | 16.43 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Brazil?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Brazil was -0.1799 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.43 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.51 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.