Electricity production from coal sources as a percentage of total fell 5.46% to 4.27% in Brazil in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from coal sources as a percentage of total in Brazil reached an all time high of 4.72% in 2015 and an all time low of 1.67% in 1976.
Brazil has been ranked 25th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from coal sources as a percentage of total, 39 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Coal Sources (As % of Total) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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| Brazil | % | 2.33% | 2.59% | 3.81% | 4.53% | 4.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 29.9% | 36.3% | 41.4% | 36.3% | 37.1% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 3.77% | 5.47% | 8.99% | 10.2% | 11.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
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| Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.59% | 3.23% | 2.80% | 0.715% | 0.839% | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Venezuela | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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