Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Brazil

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Brazil in 2025 — 11.29%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.51 pp.

2025 11.29% +0.74 pp vs 2024
World rank 14of 91
Period maximum 24.12%2014
Period minimum 8.17%2009

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Brazil, 2000–202501020302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 8.78%2001: 11.36%2002: 10.26%2003: 9.17%2004: 10.97%2005: 10.43%2006: 9.97%2007: 8.99%2008: 12.66%2009: 8.17%2010: 12.38%2011: 9.86%2012: 14.53%2013: 20.47%2014: 24.12%2015: 23.26%2016: 16.79%2017: 18.08%2018: 15.04%2019: 16.06%2020: 14.6%2021: 20.39%2022: 10.15%2023: 8.96%2024: 10.55%2025: 11.29%
Change over the period: +2.51 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 11.29%
South America computed 21.05%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.29 +0.74 pp
2024 10.55 +1.59 pp
2023 8.96 −1.19 pp
2022 10.15 −10.24 pp
2021 20.39 +5.79 pp
2020 14.6 −1.46 pp
2019 16.06 +1.02 pp
2018 15.04 −3.04 pp
2017 18.08 +1.29 pp
2016 16.79 −6.47 pp
2015 23.26 −0.86 pp
2014 24.12 +3.65 pp
2013 20.47 +5.94 pp
2012 14.53 +4.67 pp
2011 9.86 −2.52 pp
2010 12.38 +4.21 pp
2009 8.17 −4.49 pp
2008 12.66 +3.67 pp
2007 8.99 −0.98 pp
2006 9.97 −0.46 pp
2005 10.43 −0.54 pp
2004 10.97 +1.8 pp
2003 9.17 −1.09 pp
2002 10.26 −1.1 pp
2001 11.36 +2.58 pp
2000 8.78

South America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.