Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3044 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Brazil ranks 23rd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3293 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3044 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3514 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.7472 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4715 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 2 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 20 Russia 6.12 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 21 Belarus 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 22 Netherlands 5.75 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 24 Japan 5.33 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 25 United Kingdom 5.31 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 26 Portugal 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3044 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Brazil rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 23rd out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.