Renewable energy consumption in Brazil
Brazil: Renewable energy consumption was 43.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Brazil, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 43.8% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Brazil peaked at 49.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 57th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 43.7% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 41.5% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 41.8% | 47.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Brazil?
- Renewable energy consumption in Brazil was 43.8% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Brazil ranks 57th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption