Brazil: Electricity from renewable sources, kWh
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| Brazil |
Electricity production from renewable sources, million kWh |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 70487 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Measure | million kWh |
| Data availability | 1971 - 2015 |
| Average | 11640.2 |
| Min - Max | 618 - 70487 |
| Source | The International Energy Agency |
For that indicator, we provide data for Brazil from 1971 to 2015. The average value for Brazil during that period was 11640.2 million kWh with a minimum of 618 million kWh in 1971 and a maximum of 70487 million kWh in 2015.
The latest value from 2015 is 70487 million kWh. For comparison, the world average in 2015 based on 138
countries is 11878.63 million kWh.
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Definition: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
| Related indicators | Latest value | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline prices | 1.02 | 2016 | dollars |
| Diesel prices | 0.95 | 2016 | dollars |
| Energy use per capita | 1,490.43 | 2014 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Share of clean energy | 50.05 | 2020 | percent |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 94.96 | 2014 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 70,487.00 | 2015 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 414,139 | 2020 | kt |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 1.94 | 2020 | metric tons |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 1,064,709 | 2020 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 10.51 | 2014 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Energy imports | 11.87 | 2014 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 7.94 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 2.60 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.07 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 99.46 | 2021 | percent |