Renewable energy electricity output in Brazil
Brazil: Renewable energy electricity output was 430,230 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Brazil, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy electricity output in Brazil stood at 430,230 GWh.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Brazil peaked at 463,272 GWh in 2011 and was at its lowest, 210,567 GWh, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 3rd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256,743 GWh | 210,567 GWh | 301,368 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 344,905 GWh | 276,891 GWh | 414,828 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,620 GWh | 430,230 GWh | 463,272 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in Brazil?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Brazil was 430,230 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 463,272 GWh in 2011.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,567 GWh in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.