Renewable energy consumption in Brazil

Brazil: Renewable energy consumption was 3.89 million TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
3.89 million TJ
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
5th
of 230 countries
All-time high
3.89 million TJ
in 2015
All-time low
2.12 million TJ
in 1991
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Brazil, 1990–2015

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1990200220151990: 2.1M TJ1991: 2.1M TJ1992: 2.1M TJ1993: 2.2M TJ1994: 2.3M TJ1995: 2.3M TJ1996: 2.3M TJ1997: 2.4M TJ1998: 2.5M TJ1999: 2.6M TJ2000: 2.5M TJ2001: 2.4M TJ2002: 2.6M TJ2003: 2.8M TJ2004: 3.0M TJ2005: 3.1M TJ2006: 3.2M TJ2007: 3.5M TJ2008: 3.6M TJ2009: 3.6M TJ2010: 3.8M TJ2011: 3.8M TJ2012: 3.8M TJ2013: 3.8M TJ2014: 3.8M TJ2015: 3.9M TJ

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Brazil stood at 3.89 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Brazil peaked at 3.89 million TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million TJ, in 1991.

Brazil ranks 5th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.30 million TJ 2.12 million TJ 2.56 million TJ 10
2000s 3.03 million TJ 2.43 million TJ 3.64 million TJ 10
2010s 3.82 million TJ 3.77 million TJ 3.89 million TJ 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 India 8.01 million TJ compare
  2. 3 United States 5.10 million TJ compare
  3. 4 Nigeria 4.32 million TJ compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 2.40 million TJ compare
  5. 7 Canada 1.59 million TJ compare
  6. 8 Ethiopia 1.57 million TJ compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Brazil?
Renewable energy consumption in Brazil was 3.89 million TJ 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 3.89 million TJ in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million TJ in 1991.
How does Brazil rank for renewable energy consumption?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste