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Brazil

BRA Latin America and the Caribbean

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South America's largest country by area and population, and the world's fourth-largest democracy by electorate; a founding BRICS member.

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Indicators

GDP growth2.29% per year · 2025▼ 33.2% vs previous
Military expenditure0.97% of GDP · 2024▼ 2.95% vs previous
Net energy imports-13.7% of use · 2023▼ 87.7% vs previousNet exporter: exports 13.7% of what it uses
Trade openness35.3% of GDP · 2025▼ 0.82% vs previous
Population212.8Mpeople · 2025▲ 0.38% vs previous
Displaced from here73Kpeople · 2025▼ 20.0% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

Electricity generation mix — Brazil

Monthly generation by fuel, last five years

  • Coal
  • Gas
  • Other Fossil
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Bioenergy
020406080TWh1 Dec 211 Jun 221 Dec 221 Jun 231 Dec 231 Jun 241 Dec 241 Jun 251 Dec 25
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PeriodCoal (TWh)Gas (TWh)Other Fossil (TWh)Nuclear (TWh)Hydro (TWh)Wind (TWh)Solar (TWh)Bioenergy (TWh)
2021-12-011.167.361.291.4934.76.041.623.73
2022-01-010.76.311.161.4839.24.642.013.33
2022-02-010.524.390.891.2738.24.531.953.23
2022-03-010.593.730.911.4843.15.332.273.36
2022-04-010.252.640.751.4439.34.972.213.78
2022-05-010.52.620.731.4437.35.822.215.14
2022-06-010.683.240.750.7434.55.772.155.47
2022-07-010.7230.730.6433.98.162.515.76
2022-08-010.753.130.731.1832.69.152.825.61
2022-09-010.713.150.741.131.89.073.025.48
2022-10-010.683.260.731.4933.29.553.285.13
2022-11-010.63.20.630.8236.36.122.754.85
2022-12-010.213.460.721.4738.66.462.963.88
2023-01-010.393.240.711.4940.86.393.213.44
2023-02-010.352.680.631.1638.86.563.253.37
2023-03-010.672.730.61.2845.06.123.373.57
2023-04-010.583.090.631.3939.14.853.284.18
2023-05-010.52.710.71.4936.86.883.765.31
2023-06-010.723.710.591.4531.38.583.595.31
2023-07-010.833.10.531.4731.09.954.135.63
2023-08-010.773.010.581.4933.29.134.655.8
2023-09-010.572.910.651.2333.99.185.085.62
2023-10-010.742.960.620.3636.69.75.395.6
2023-11-010.874.080.710.4537.18.075.955.3
2023-12-010.654.370.641.2438.68.276.074.62
2024-01-010.614.050.631.4541.85.55.783.65
2024-02-010.812.970.641.3841.26.255.553.54
2024-03-010.562.960.661.445.35.215.943.76
2024-04-010.212.830.551.4340.95.895.634.4
2024-05-010.422.620.621.2737.48.755.515.51
2024-06-010.542.840.61.4432.49.595.125.59
2024-07-010.673.930.641.4931.610.95.565.65
2024-08-010.894.660.621.4930.111.96.395.62
2024-09-010.986.220.731.4328.711.86.765.68
2024-10-011.736.610.721.4929.910.87.625.58
2024-11-010.954.750.680.6933.210.07.334.96
2024-12-010.754.310.620.7735.89.417.744.31
2025-01-010.313.660.581.3643.65.817.463.52
2025-02-010.632.920.561.3341.37.327.023.5
2025-03-010.492.970.61.4442.58.327.993.68
2025-04-010.623.230.591.0337.47.467.614.22
2025-05-010.593.340.511.0133.410.67.15.1
2025-06-010.93.830.550.9830.310.76.765.37
2025-07-010.915.740.541.328.611.37.345.47
2025-08-011.155.980.581.526.611.78.155.51
2025-09-011.094.940.581.4526.912.48.075.18
2025-10-011.136.550.491.4928.111.88.634.84
2025-11-011.436.710.51.4529.69.028.494.55
2025-12-010.854.970.571.4835.58.749.274.19
2026-01-010.795.330.420.7837.38.679.193.74
2026-02-011.24.120.490.3138.95.428.733.56
2026-03-010.885.250.420.9341.66.169.283.51
2026-04-010.553.940.361.437.57.488.833.52

Source: Ember · retrieved 2 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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