Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Brazil

Brazil: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 4.76 million TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.76 million TJ
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
5th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4.76 million TJ
in 2024
All-time low
2.09 million TJ
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Brazil, 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1990200720241990: 2.1M TJ1991: 2.3M TJ1992: 2.3M TJ1993: 2.2M TJ1994: 2.4M TJ1995: 2.4M TJ1996: 2.5M TJ1997: 2.6M TJ1998: 2.3M TJ1999: 2.3M TJ2000: 2.1M TJ2001: 2.2M TJ2002: 2.4M TJ2003: 2.7M TJ2004: 2.8M TJ2005: 2.9M TJ2006: 3.1M TJ2007: 3.5M TJ2008: 3.2M TJ2009: 3.1M TJ2010: 3.4M TJ2011: 3.3M TJ2012: 3.3M TJ2013: 3.5M TJ2014: 3.5M TJ2015: 3.7M TJ2016: 3.7M TJ2017: 3.8M TJ2018: 4.0M TJ2019: 3.7M TJ2020: 3.8M TJ2021: 3.9M TJ2022: 3.7M TJ2023: 4.1M TJ2024: 4.8M TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 4.76 million TJ for total bioenergy — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Brazil peaked at 4.76 million TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.09 million TJ, in 2000.

Brazil ranks 5th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.32 million TJ 2.14 million TJ 2.63 million TJ 10
2000s 2.81 million TJ 2.09 million TJ 3.51 million TJ 10
2010s 3.57 million TJ 3.26 million TJ 4.00 million TJ 10
2020s 4.07 million TJ 3.75 million TJ 4.76 million TJ 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 India 8.53 million TJ compare
  2. 3 China 5.69 million TJ compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 5.68 million TJ compare
  4. 6 Ethiopia 1.80 million TJ compare
  5. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.40 million TJ compare
  6. 8 Nigeria 1.37 million TJ compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total bioenergy — energy production in Brazil?
Total bioenergy — energy production in Brazil was 4.76 million TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 4.76 million TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 2.09 million TJ in 2000.
How does Brazil rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is total bioenergy — energy production rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Bioenergy — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total Bioenergy — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,247 data points, 1990–2024
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