Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Brazil
Brazil: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 665.84 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Brazil, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Brazil is 665.84 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Brazil peaked at 667.04 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 212.8 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 3rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 258.88 terawatt-hours | 212.8 terawatt-hours | 305.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 357.21 terawatt-hours | 291.21 terawatt-hours | 428.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 475.86 terawatt-hours | 446.04 terawatt-hours | 531.57 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 607.59 terawatt-hours | 522.57 terawatt-hours | 667.04 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Brazil?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Brazil was 665.84 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 667.04 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 212.8 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.