Hydro share of electricity in Brazil in 2024 — 56.14%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 40. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 36.63 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.14 | −4.06 pp |
| 2023 | 60.2 | −2.85 pp |
| 2022 | 63.05 | +7.76 pp |
| 2021 | 55.3 | −7.74 pp |
| 2020 | 63.04 | +0.19 pp |
| 2019 | 62.85 | −1.21 pp |
| 2018 | 64.06 | +1.78 pp |
| 2017 | 62.28 | −2.9 pp |
| 2016 | 65.18 | +3.84 pp |
| 2015 | 61.34 | −1.29 pp |
| 2014 | 62.63 | −5.86 pp |
| 2013 | 68.49 | −6.69 pp |
| 2012 | 75.19 | −5.36 pp |
| 2011 | 80.55 | +2.35 pp |
| 2010 | 78.2 | −5.68 pp |
| 2009 | 83.88 | +4.08 pp |
| 2008 | 79.81 | −4.21 pp |
| 2007 | 84.02 | +0.84 pp |
| 2006 | 83.18 | −0.55 pp |
| 2005 | 83.73 | +0.93 pp |
| 2004 | 82.8 | −1.09 pp |
| 2003 | 83.88 | +1.12 pp |
| 2002 | 82.76 | +1.22 pp |
| 2001 | 81.54 | −5.7 pp |
| 2000 | 87.24 | −0.29 pp |
| 1999 | 87.54 | −3.05 pp |
| 1998 | 90.59 | +0.01 pp |
| 1997 | 90.58 | −0.66 pp |
| 1996 | 91.24 | −0.89 pp |
| 1995 | 92.13 | −1.21 pp |
| 1994 | 93.33 | +0.04 pp |
| 1993 | 93.29 | +0.9 pp |
| 1992 | 92.39 | −0.53 pp |
| 1991 | 92.92 | +0.15 pp |
| 1990 | 92.77 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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