Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Brazil
Brazil: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 37.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Brazil, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Brazil stood at 37.7%. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Brazil peaked at 37.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1969.
Brazil ranks 9th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 10.2% | 11.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 11.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 17.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 22.9% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 26.2% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 31.9% | 37.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Brazil?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Brazil was 37.7% in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1969.
- How does Brazil rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.