Brazil: Energy
Annual Total Energy Usage (est. for 2022): 11.91 quadrillion BTU | 300.09 MTOE – megatonnes of oil equivalent | 3.49 trillion kWh
- Global ranking in energy consumption: #8. (EIA – Brazil)
- Percentage of Total Global Energy Consumption: 2.01%.
- Per capita Energy Use: 54.9 million Btu | 16,090 kWh – #110 worldwide.
- Energy Sources (2021-2022): Oil 36.74% | Coal –5.88% | Natural Gas – 11.99% | Renewables – 42.65% | Nuclear – 1.10% | Other – 1.64. (BP Statistical Review of World Energy)
- Renewable Energy Sources (% of renewable energy): Wind – 13.15% | Solar – 3.07% | Hydro – 66.03 % | Biofuels – 17.75%.
- Electricity Sources: Hydro – 64.9% | Biomass – 8.4% | Wind – 8.6% | Solar – 1.0% | Natural Gas – 9.3% | Oil – 2.0% | Coal – 3.3% |Nuclear – 2.5%. Virtually every resident has access to electricity. (Empresa de Pesquisa Energética – EPE)
