Brazil imports electricity from neighbors Paraguay and Argentina, and to a lesser extent, Uruguay.
Electricity imports in Brazil soared in 2021, amounting to 2.9 billion U.S. dollars. This was by far the highest figure recorded in a decade, and represented a growth of 90 percent in comparison to the previous year. Brazil, which is heavily reliant on hydropower, had to resort to imports amidst a hydric crisis due to a lack of rain. Electricity imports in Brazil from 2011 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Electricity in Brazil
Overview
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Capacity
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- Premium Statistic Electricity generation capacity in Brazil 2022, by plant status
- Premium Statistic Planned power plant capacity additions in Brazil 2022, by source
- Premium Statistic Electricity generation capacity in Brazil 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Electricity generation capacity share in Brazil 2021, by type of plant
Generation
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Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Electricity import value in Brazil 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Electricity imports share in Brazil 2021, by country of origin
- Premium Statistic Electricity consumption in Brazil 2014-2026
- Premium Statistic Electricity consumption share in Brazil 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Electricity consumption share in Brazil 2021, by sector
- Premium Statistic Per capita electricity consumption in Brazil 2013-2021
Leading companies
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- Premium Statistic Leading electricity companies in Brazil 2021, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Main electricity distribution companies in Brazil 2021, by consumption
- Premium Statistic Enel net revenue in Brazil 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic CPFL Energia's net revenue in Brazil 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Eletrobras net revenue in Brazil 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Cemig's net revenue in Brazil 2013-2021
Prices
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- Premium Statistic Monthly commercial electricity prices in Brazil 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Monthly industrial electricity prices in Brazil 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Electricity prices in Brazil 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Electricity consumption prices in Brazil 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Electricity prices in Brazil 2021, by sector
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Ministério da Economia (Brazil). (March 11, 2022). Electricity imports in Brazil from 2011 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196740/electricity-imports-brazil/
Ministério da Economia (Brazil). "Electricity imports in Brazil from 2011 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196740/electricity-imports-brazil/
Ministério da Economia (Brazil). (2022). Electricity imports in Brazil from 2011 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196740/electricity-imports-brazil/
Ministério da Economia (Brazil). "Electricity Imports in Brazil from 2011 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196740/electricity-imports-brazil/
Ministério da Economia (Brazil), Electricity imports in Brazil from 2011 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196740/electricity-imports-brazil/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Electricity imports in Brazil from 2011 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Ministério da Economia (Brazil), March 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196740/electricity-imports-brazil/