Brazil
Electricity generation by source · TWh
2025
763.7 TWh- Coal generation · #27 of 203 15.6 2%
- Other fossil generation · #20 of 205 9.5 1.2%
- Gas generation · #27 of 202 59.4 7.8%
- Nuclear generation · #22 of 200 15.8 2.1%
- Hydro generation · #2 of 204 397.9 52.1%
- Solar generation · #6 of 205 88 11.5%
- Bioenergy generation · #2 of 205 61.6 8.1%
- Wind generation · #4 of 203 115.8 15.2%
- Other renewables generation — —
Since 1985
Table · 41 years, TWh
| Year | Coal generation | Other fossil generation | Gas generation | Nuclear generation | Hydro generation | Solar generation | Bioenergy generation | Wind generation | Other renewables generation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.6 | 9.5 | 59.4 | 15.8 | 397.9 | 88 | 61.6 | 115.8 | — | 763.7 |
| 2024 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 47.8 | 15.8 | 421.8 | 70.7 | 61.4 | 107.7 | — | 751.3 |
| 2023 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 38.6 | 14.5 | 426 | 50.6 | 57.8 | 95.8 | — | 708.1 |
| 2022 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 42.1 | 14.6 | 427.1 | 30.1 | 55 | 81.6 | — | 677.2 |
| 2021 | 24.2 | 22.6 | 87 | 14.7 | 362.8 | 16.8 | 56 | 72.3 | — | 656.4 |
| 2020 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 59.5 | 14.1 | 396.4 | 10.7 | 58.7 | 57.1 | — | 628.8 |
| 2019 | 21.7 | 14.1 | 66 | 16.1 | 397.9 | 6.7 | 54.9 | 56 | — | 633.3 |
| 2018 | 20.8 | 15 | 54.6 | 15.7 | 389 | 3.5 | 54.4 | 48.5 | — | 601.4 |
| 2017 | 22.9 | 18.1 | 65.6 | 15.7 | 370.9 | 0.8 | 52.9 | 42.4 | — | 589.3 |
| 2016 | 25.7 | 15.1 | 56.5 | 15.9 | 380.9 | 0.1 | 51.3 | 33.5 | — | 578.9 |
| 2015 | 27 | 28.7 | 79.5 | 14.7 | 359.7 | 0.1 | 49.9 | 21.6 | — | 581.2 |
| 2014 | 26.9 | 34.4 | 81.1 | 15.4 | 373.4 | 0 | 47.1 | 12.2 | — | 590.5 |
| 2013 | 22 | 25.9 | 69 | 15.5 | 391 | 0 | 41 | 6.6 | — | 570.8 |
| 2012 | 14.5 | 19.1 | 46.8 | 16 | 415.3 | 0 | 35.8 | 5.1 | — | 552.5 |
| 2011 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 25.1 | 15.7 | 428.3 | 0 | 32.6 | 2.7 | — | 531.8 |
| 2010 | 11.3 | 16.1 | 36.5 | 14.5 | 403.3 | 0 | 31.9 | 2.2 | — | 515.8 |
| 2009 | 10 | 14.8 | 13.3 | 13 | 391 | 0 | 22.9 | 1.2 | — | 466.2 |
| 2008 | 12 | 17.9 | 28.8 | 14 | 369.6 | 0 | 19.8 | 1.2 | — | 463.2 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 12.4 | 374 | 0 | 18.1 | 0.7 | — | 445.1 |
| 2006 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 18.3 | 13.8 | 348.8 | 0 | 14.8 | 0.2 | — | 419.4 |
| 2005 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 18.8 | 9.9 | 337.5 | 0 | 13.6 | 0.1 | — | 403.1 |
| 2004 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 19.3 | 11.6 | 320.8 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.1 | — | 387.5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 305.6 | 0 | 11.9 | 0.1 | — | 364.4 |
| 2002 | 9.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 13.8 | 286.1 | 0 | 10.3 | 0.1 | — | 345.7 |
| 2001 | 11.1 | 16.3 | 9.9 | 14.3 | 267.9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 328.6 |
| 2000 | 10.9 | 15.6 | 4.1 | 6 | 304.4 | 0 | 7.9 | 0 | — | 348.9 |
| 1999 | 9.7 | 17 | 2.7 | 4 | 293 | 0 | 8.4 | 0 | — | 334.7 |
| 1998 | 7 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 291.5 | 0 | 7.5 | 0 | — | 321.7 |
| 1997 | 7.3 | 10 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 279 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | — | 308 |
| 1996 | 6 | 9.3 | 1 | 2.4 | 265.7 | 0 | 6.8 | 0 | — | 291.2 |
| 1995 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 253.9 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | — | 275.6 |
| 1994 | 5 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 242.7 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | — | 260 |
| 1993 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 235.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 252 |
| 1992 | 5 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 223.3 | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | — | 241.8 |
| 1991 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 217.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 234.4 |
| 1990 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 206.7 | 0 | 3.9 | 0 | — | 222.8 |
| 1989 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 204.7 | — | 3.4 | 0 | — | 221.7 |
| 1988 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.6 | 199.1 | — | 3.3 | 0 | — | 215 |
| 1987 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 0 | 1 | 185.6 | — | 3.6 | 0 | — | 203.3 |
| 1986 | 6.2 | 10.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 182.4 | — | 3.2 | 0 | — | 202.1 |
| 1985 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 0 | 3.4 | 178.4 | — | 3.1 | 0 | — | 193.7 |
p = provisional. — = the source printed no value for that year.
Electricity generated in the year, by the fuel or technology that generated it (Ember). The nine sources sum to total generation; net imports are not generation and are not in the mix.
Source: Ember — Yearly Electricity Data · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved as 2026-11-11
Ember (2026), Yearly Electricity Data, ember-energy.org, CC BY 4.0.
Indicators · as of 11 Nov 2026
- Bioenergy capacity18.4 GW2025 · #2 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Coal capacity3 GW2025 · #32 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity demand775.3 TWh2025 · #6 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Electricity net imports11.6 TWh2025 · #8 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Gas capacity19.5 GW2025 · #21 of 202 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Hydro capacity110.3 GW2025 · #2 of 204 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Nuclear capacity2 GW2025 · #22 of 200 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Other fossil capacity8 GW2025 · #7 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power sector emissions83.4 MtCO2e2025 · #26 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Power emissions intensity109.2 gCO2e/kWh2025 · #178 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Solar capacity64.7 GW2025 · #6 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total capacity260.6 GW2025 · #5 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Total generation763.7 TWh2025 · #6 of 205 · Ember, 2026-11-11
- Wind capacity34.9 GW2025 · #5 of 203 · Ember, 2026-11-11