Coal share of electricity in Brazil in 2024 — 1.96%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 33. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.17 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.96 | −0.03 pp |
| 2023 | 1.99 | −0.11 pp |
| 2022 | 2.1 | −1.57 pp |
| 2021 | 3.67 | +0.88 pp |
| 2020 | 2.79 | −0.58 pp |
| 2019 | 3.37 | +0 pp |
| 2018 | 3.36 | −0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 3.76 | −0.56 pp |
| 2016 | 4.33 | −0.26 pp |
| 2015 | 4.58 | +0.16 pp |
| 2014 | 4.42 | +0.67 pp |
| 2013 | 3.76 | +1.21 pp |
| 2012 | 2.54 | +0.21 pp |
| 2011 | 2.33 | +0.13 pp |
| 2010 | 2.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 2.1 | −0.51 pp |
| 2008 | 2.61 | +0.34 pp |
| 2007 | 2.27 | −0.24 pp |
| 2006 | 2.5 | −0.16 pp |
| 2005 | 2.67 | −0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 2.73 | +0.24 pp |
| 2003 | 2.5 | −0.17 pp |
| 2002 | 2.66 | −0.74 pp |
| 2001 | 3.4 | +0.24 pp |
| 2000 | 3.15 | +0.22 pp |
| 1999 | 2.94 | +0.74 pp |
| 1998 | 2.19 | −0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 2.4 | +0.31 pp |
| 1996 | 2.09 | +0.09 pp |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.07 pp |
| 1994 | 1.93 | −0.05 pp |
| 1993 | 1.99 | −0.12 pp |
| 1992 | 2.11 | −0.32 pp |
| 1991 | 2.43 | +0.29 pp |
| 1990 | 2.13 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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