Energy consumption in Brazil

The most important figure in the energy balance of Brazil is the total consumption of

541.00 billion kWh

of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 2,524 kWh.

Brazil could be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 622 bn kWh, which is 115 percent of the country's own usage. Despite this, Brazil trades energy with foreign countries. Along with pure consumption, the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources, such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.

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Energy Balance

Electricity	total	Brazil per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	541.00 bn kWh	2,524.18 kWh	11,744.38 kWh
Production	622.01 bn kWh	2,902.15 kWh	12,198.66 kWh
Import	25.11 bn kWh	117.17 kWh	185.15 kWh
Export	395.00 m kWh	1.84 kWh	42.59 kWh
100.0% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity.
Crude Oil	Barrel/day	Brazil per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	3.14 m bbl	0.015 bbl	0.062 bbl
Production	3.63 m bbl	0.017 bbl	0.054 bbl
Import	186,200.00 bbl	0.001 bbl	0.023 bbl
Export	1.12 m bbl	0.005 bbl	0.006 bbl

In 2021 there were still 12.71 bn barrels of recoverable but not yet used crude oil reserves in the currently known deposits of Brazil. Worldwide, there are still proved oil reserves totaling around 1.7 tn billion barrels. Brazil therefore has a share of 0.74% and ranks 15th out of 211 countries with crude oil reserves.

Natural Gas	Cubic meters	Brazil per capita	USA per capita
Own consumption	35.25 bn m³	164.48 m³	2,583.79 m³
Production	25.40 bn m³	118.49 m³	2,914.02 m³
Import	9.72 bn m³	45.37 m³	239.57 m³
Export	0.00 m³	0.00 m³	567.66 m³

CO₂ emissions

	CO₂ emissions in 2019	Brazil per capita	USA per capita
total	434.30 m t	2.05 t	14.52 t
› of which diesel + gasoline	328.82 bn t	1,552.65 t	7,179.51 t
› of which natural gas	64.32 bn t	303.69 t	5,073.94 t
› of which coal	63.53 bn t	299.98 t	3,246.58 t

Development of CO₂ emissions from 1960 to 2019 in million tons
See also: CO₂ equivalents by country

Production capacities per energy source

The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which can only be obtained under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.

In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient under clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.

Energy source	total in Brazil	Percentage in Brazil	Percentage USA	per capita in Brazil	per capita USA
Fossil fuels	201.61 bn kWh	11,8 %	59,9 %	940.65 kWh	2.06 kWh
Nuclear power	39.30 bn kWh	2,3 %	19,5 %	183.35 kWh	0.67 kWh
Solar energy	29.04 bn kWh	1,7 %	3,2 %	135.52 kWh	0.11 kWh
Wind power	157.18 bn kWh	9,2 %	8,3 %	733.39 kWh	0.29 kWh
Water power	1.124 tn kWh	65,8 %	7,0 %	5,245.32 kWh	0.24 kWh
Tidal Power Plants	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	0,0 %	0.00 kWh	0.00 kWh
Geothermics	0.00 kWh	0,0 %	0,4 %	0.00 kWh	0.01 kWh
Biomass	157.18 bn kWh	9,2 %	1,7 %	733.39 kWh	0.06 kWh

Usage of renewable energies

Renewable energy includes wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. This means all energy sources that renew themselves within a short time or are permanently available. Energy from hydropower is only partly a renewable energy. This is certainly the case with river or tidal power plants. Otherwise, numerous dams or reservoirs also produce mixed forms, e.g. by pumping water into their reservoirs at night and recovering energy from them during the day when there is an increased demand for electricity. Since it is not possible to clearly determine the amount of generated energy, all energy from hydropower is displayed separately.

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for around 47.6 percent of actual total consumption in Brazil. The following chart shows the percentage share from 1990 to 2019:

Greenhouse gases emissions by countryMethane and CO₂ are the main greenhouse gases. This list names the biggest polluters by country.

Global warming by continentsAvg. temperatures from 1950 to 2023. Increased in Europe and North America - Antarctic colder again.

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