Electricity production from natural gas sources as a percentage of total rose 13.3% to 11.1% in Brazil in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from natural gas sources as a percentage of total in Brazil reached an all time high of 13.7% in 2014 and an all time low of 0.146% in 1990.
Brazil has been ranked 24th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from natural gas sources as a percentage of total, 60 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Natural Gas 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 |
| Bolivia | % | 64.2% | 65.7% | 66.0% | 70.0% | 66.3% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | % | 4.72% | 8.46% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 13.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | % | 20.9% | 18.4% | 15.3% | 14.3% | 15.1% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 12.5% | 14.4% | 16.6% | 15.3% | 19.3% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Paraguay | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Peru | % | 35.7% | 39.2% | 41.5% | 45.7% | 45.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | % | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 99.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 14.3% | 16.5% | 17.1% | 17.7% | 19.4% | ... | ... |
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