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Brazil Electricity History, 1985 to 2025

Brazil generated 194 TWh of electricity in 1985 and 752 TWh in 2025. Brazil's electricity demand peaked at 764 TWh in 2025. The carbon intensity of Brazil's electricity went from 61 gCO2/kWh in 1985 to 110 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics; Ember's series for Brazil starts in 1985.

Key Facts

  • Brazil generated 194 TWh of electricity in 1985 and 752 TWh in 2025.
  • Brazil's electricity demand peaked at 764 TWh in 2025.
  • The carbon intensity of Brazil's electricity went from 61 gCO2/kWh in 1985 to 110 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
  • Brazil's lowest carbon intensity on record was 60 gCO2/kWh, in 1990.
  • Hydro's share of Brazil's electricity went from 92.1% in 1985 to 51.7% in 2025, the largest change of any source.

Generation and Demand

1985 to 2025, TWh
Brazil electricity generation and demand, 1985 to 2025 Brazil generated 194 TWh of electricity in 1985 and 752 TWh in 2025. 0 200 400 600 800 198519901995200020052010201520202025
Brazil generated 194 TWh of electricity in 1985 and 752 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Brazil electricity generation and demand, 1985 to 2025
YearGenerationDemand
1985194 TWh194 TWh
1986202 TWh202 TWh
1987203 TWh203 TWh
1988215 TWh215 TWh
1989222 TWh222 TWh
1990223 TWh223 TWh
1991234 TWh234 TWh
1992242 TWh242 TWh
1993252 TWh252 TWh
1994260 TWh260 TWh
1995276 TWh276 TWh
1996291 TWh291 TWh
1997308 TWh308 TWh
1998322 TWh322 TWh
1999335 TWh335 TWh
2000349 TWh392 TWh
2001329 TWh366 TWh
2002346 TWh382 TWh
2003364 TWh403 TWh
2004387 TWh425 TWh
2005403 TWh442 TWh
2006419 TWh461 TWh
2007445 TWh484 TWh
2008463 TWh505 TWh
2009466 TWh506 TWh
2010516 TWh550 TWh
2011532 TWh568 TWh
2012553 TWh593 TWh
2013571 TWh611 TWh
2014591 TWh624 TWh
2015581 TWh616 TWh
2016579 TWh620 TWh
2017589 TWh626 TWh
2018601 TWh636 TWh
2019633 TWh658 TWh
2020629 TWh653 TWh
2021656 TWh680 TWh
2022677 TWh690 TWh
2023708 TWh723 TWh
2024746 TWh757 TWh
2025752 TWh764 TWh

Carbon Intensity

gCO2 per kWh generated
Brazil carbon intensity of electricity, 1985 to 2025 The carbon intensity of Brazil's electricity went from 61 gCO2/kWh in 1985 to 110 gCO2/kWh in 2025. 0 50 100 150 200 198519901995200020052010201520202025
The carbon intensity of Brazil's electricity went from 61 gCO2/kWh in 1985 to 110 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025
Brazil carbon intensity of electricity, 1985 to 2025
YearCarbon intensity
198561 gCO2/kWh
198685 gCO2/kWh
198774 gCO2/kWh
198866 gCO2/kWh
198966 gCO2/kWh
199060 gCO2/kWh
199162 gCO2/kWh
199263 gCO2/kWh
199361 gCO2/kWh
199461 gCO2/kWh
199563 gCO2/kWh
199668 gCO2/kWh
199771 gCO2/kWh
199871 gCO2/kWh
199990 gCO2/kWh
200089 gCO2/kWh
2001106 gCO2/kWh
200297 gCO2/kWh
200391 gCO2/kWh
2004102 gCO2/kWh
200599 gCO2/kWh
200696 gCO2/kWh
200791 gCO2/kWh
2008114 gCO2/kWh
200987 gCO2/kWh
2010114 gCO2/kWh
2011100 gCO2/kWh
2012128 gCO2/kWh
2013168 gCO2/kWh
2014193 gCO2/kWh
2015189 gCO2/kWh
2016150 gCO2/kWh
2017156 gCO2/kWh
2018137 gCO2/kWh
2019142 gCO2/kWh
2020133 gCO2/kWh
2021168 gCO2/kWh
2022103 gCO2/kWh
202396 gCO2/kWh
2024106 gCO2/kWh
2025110 gCO2/kWh

Every Year

YearGenerationDemandNet importsCarbon intensityLow carbon share
2025 752 TWh 764 TWh 11.6 TWh 110 gCO2/kWh 88.7%
2024 746 TWh 757 TWh 11.6 TWh 106 gCO2/kWh 89.5%
2023 708 TWh 723 TWh 15.1 TWh 96 gCO2/kWh 91.1%
2022 677 TWh 690 TWh 12.9 TWh 103 gCO2/kWh 89.9%
2021 656 TWh 680 TWh 23.1 TWh 168 gCO2/kWh 79.6%
2020 629 TWh 653 TWh 24.7 TWh 133 gCO2/kWh 85.4%
2019 633 TWh 658 TWh 25.0 TWh 142 gCO2/kWh 83.9%
2018 601 TWh 636 TWh 35.0 TWh 137 gCO2/kWh 85.0%
2017 589 TWh 626 TWh 36.4 TWh 156 gCO2/kWh 81.9%
2016 579 TWh 620 TWh 40.8 TWh 150 gCO2/kWh 83.2%
2015 581 TWh 616 TWh 34.4 TWh 189 gCO2/kWh 76.7%
2014 591 TWh 624 TWh 33.8 TWh 193 gCO2/kWh 75.9%
2013 571 TWh 611 TWh 40.3 TWh 168 gCO2/kWh 79.5%
2012 553 TWh 593 TWh 40.3 TWh 128 gCO2/kWh 85.5%
2011 532 TWh 568 TWh 35.9 TWh 100 gCO2/kWh 90.1%
2010 516 TWh 550 TWh 34.7 TWh 114 gCO2/kWh 87.6%
2009 466 TWh 506 TWh 40.0 TWh 87 gCO2/kWh 91.8%
2008 463 TWh 505 TWh 42.2 TWh 114 gCO2/kWh 87.3%
2007 445 TWh 484 TWh 38.8 TWh 91 gCO2/kWh 91.0%
2006 419 TWh 461 TWh 41.2 TWh 96 gCO2/kWh 90.0%
2005 403 TWh 442 TWh 39.0 TWh 99 gCO2/kWh 89.6%
2004 387 TWh 425 TWh 37.4 TWh 102 gCO2/kWh 89.0%
2003 364 TWh 403 TWh 38.2 TWh 91 gCO2/kWh 90.8%
2002 346 TWh 382 TWh 36.6 TWh 97 gCO2/kWh 89.7%
2001 329 TWh 366 TWh 37.9 TWh 106 gCO2/kWh 88.6%
2000 349 TWh 392 TWh 43.0 TWh 89 gCO2/kWh 91.2%
1999 335 TWh 335 TWh n/a 90 gCO2/kWh 91.2%
1998 322 TWh 322 TWh n/a 71 gCO2/kWh 93.9%
1997 308 TWh 308 TWh n/a 71 gCO2/kWh 94.0%
1996 291 TWh 291 TWh n/a 68 gCO2/kWh 94.4%
1995 276 TWh 276 TWh n/a 63 gCO2/kWh 95.1%
1994 260 TWh 260 TWh n/a 61 gCO2/kWh 95.4%
1993 252 TWh 252 TWh n/a 61 gCO2/kWh 95.4%
1992 242 TWh 242 TWh n/a 63 gCO2/kWh 95.2%
1991 234 TWh 234 TWh n/a 62 gCO2/kWh 95.2%
1990 223 TWh 223 TWh n/a 60 gCO2/kWh 95.5%
1989 222 TWh 222 TWh n/a 66 gCO2/kWh 94.7%
1988 215 TWh 215 TWh n/a 66 gCO2/kWh 94.5%
1987 203 TWh 203 TWh n/a 74 gCO2/kWh 93.5%
1986 202 TWh 202 TWh n/a 85 gCO2/kWh 91.9%
1985 194 TWh 194 TWh n/a 61 gCO2/kWh 95.4%

Share of Generation by Source

Percent of total generation
YearCoalGasOther fossilNuclearHydroWindSolarBioenergy
20252.3%7.3%1.7%2.1%51.7%15.6%12.0%7.3%
20242.2%6.5%1.8%2.1%55.4%14.6%9.6%7.8%
20231.9%5.5%1.6%2.1%60.2%13.5%7.2%8.2%
20222.1%6.2%1.8%2.2%63.1%12.1%4.5%8.1%
20213.7%13.3%3.5%2.2%55.3%11.0%2.6%8.5%
20202.8%9.5%2.3%2.2%63.0%9.1%1.7%9.3%
20193.4%10.4%2.2%2.6%62.8%8.8%1.1%8.7%
20183.5%9.1%2.5%2.6%64.7%8.1%0.6%9.0%
20173.9%11.1%3.1%2.7%62.9%7.2%0.1%9.0%
20164.4%9.8%2.6%2.7%65.8%5.8%0.0%8.9%
20154.6%13.7%4.9%2.5%61.9%3.7%0.0%8.6%
20144.6%13.7%5.8%2.6%63.2%2.1%0.0%8.0%
20133.9%12.1%4.5%2.7%68.5%1.2%0.0%7.2%
20122.6%8.5%3.5%2.9%75.2%0.9%0.0%6.5%
20112.4%4.7%2.8%2.9%80.6%0.5%0.0%6.1%
20102.2%7.1%3.1%2.8%78.2%0.4%0.0%6.2%
20092.1%2.9%3.2%2.8%83.9%0.3%0.0%4.9%
20082.6%6.2%3.9%3.0%79.8%0.3%0.0%4.3%
20072.3%3.5%3.3%2.8%84.0%0.2%0.0%4.1%
20062.5%4.4%3.1%3.3%83.2%0.1%0.0%3.5%
20052.7%4.7%3.1%2.4%83.7%0.0%0.0%3.4%
20042.7%5.0%3.3%3.0%82.8%0.0%0.0%3.2%
20032.5%3.6%3.1%3.7%83.9%0.0%0.0%3.3%
20022.6%3.6%4.0%4.0%82.8%0.0%0.0%3.0%
20013.4%3.0%5.0%4.4%81.5%0.0%0.0%2.7%
20003.1%1.2%4.5%1.7%87.2%0.0%0.0%2.3%
19992.9%0.8%5.1%1.2%87.5%0.0%0.0%2.5%
19982.2%0.4%3.5%1.0%90.6%0.0%0.0%2.3%
19972.4%0.4%3.2%1.0%90.6%0.0%0.0%2.4%
19962.1%0.3%3.2%0.8%91.2%0.0%0.0%2.3%
19952.0%0.2%2.8%0.9%92.1%0.0%0.0%2.0%
19941.9%0.2%2.5%0.0%93.3%0.0%0.0%2.1%
19932.0%0.2%2.5%0.2%93.3%0.0%0.0%2.0%
19922.1%0.2%2.6%0.7%92.4%0.0%0.0%2.0%
19912.4%0.2%2.2%0.6%92.9%0.0%0.0%1.7%
19902.1%0.2%2.3%1.0%92.8%0.0%0.0%1.7%
19892.5%0.1%2.8%0.8%92.3%0.0%n/a1.5%
19882.2%0.0%3.3%0.3%92.6%0.0%n/a1.6%
19872.7%0.0%3.8%0.5%91.3%0.0%n/a1.8%
19863.1%0.0%5.0%0.1%90.3%0.0%n/a1.6%
19852.6%0.0%2.0%1.7%92.1%0.0%n/a1.6%

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.