Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Brazil
Brazil: Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption was 59,061 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Brazil is 59,061 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 83.5% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Brazil peaked at 488,034 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59,061 TJ, in 2024.
That places Brazil 15th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Brazil, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67,370 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 74,294 TJ | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 90,276 TJ | +21.5% |
| 1993 | 98,907 TJ | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 100,849 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 97,170 TJ | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 98,929 TJ | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 103,767 TJ | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 108,332 TJ | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 124,143 TJ | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 128,811 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 131,047 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 143,604 TJ | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 169,785 TJ | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 170,298 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 179,468 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 196,112 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 210,391 TJ | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 210,650 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 222,250 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 243,062 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 275,794 TJ | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 271,298 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 286,297 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 265,488 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 281,162 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 296,650 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 305,725 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 323,125 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 322,805 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 338,096 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 488,034 TJ | +44.3% |
| 2022 | 369,531 TJ | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 358,406 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 59,061 TJ | -83.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 59,061 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 758.04 TJ, 77.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 59,061 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,472 TJ, 23.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -83.5% | 358,406 TJ | 59,061 TJ |
| 2021 | +44.3% | 338,096 TJ | 488,034 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96,404 TJ | 67,370 TJ | 124,143 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 176,242 TJ | 128,811 TJ | 222,250 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 287,141 TJ | 243,062 TJ | 323,125 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 322,626 TJ | 59,061 TJ | 488,034 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,518 TJ compare
- 12 Uganda 117,109 TJ compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,025 TJ compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 92,996 TJ compare
- 14 Thailand 81,688 TJ compare
- 14 Micronesia 711 TJ compare
- 15 Polynesia 334.6 TJ compare
- 16 Zambia 54,347 TJ compare
- 17 Sudan (former) 46,833 TJ compare
- 18 Philippines 32,909 TJ compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Brazil?
- Other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption in Brazil was 59,061 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 488,034 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,061 TJ in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other vegetal material and residues — energy consumption rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.