In 2022, hydropower dominated the electricity generation in Brazil, accounting for approximately 63 percent of the South American country's gross output. Other renewable sources followed, with a share of 24 percent, while the participation of oil in Brazil's electricity generation matrix accounted for around 1.5 percent.
Electricity generation in Brazil in 2022, by fuel type (in terawatt-hour)
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Electricity generation in Brazil in 2022, by fuel type (in terawatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983306/brazil-electricity-generation-source/
Energy Institute. "Electricity generation in Brazil in 2022, by fuel type (in terawatt-hour)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983306/brazil-electricity-generation-source/
Energy Institute. (2023). Electricity generation in Brazil in 2022, by fuel type (in terawatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983306/brazil-electricity-generation-source/
Energy Institute. "Electricity Generation in Brazil in 2022, by Fuel Type (in Terawatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983306/brazil-electricity-generation-source/
Energy Institute, Electricity generation in Brazil in 2022, by fuel type (in terawatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983306/brazil-electricity-generation-source/ (last visited December 06, 2023)
Electricity generation in Brazil in 2022, by fuel type (in terawatt-hour) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/983306/brazil-electricity-generation-source/