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Brazil Solar Power: Generation, Share and Trend

Brazil generated 90.3 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 12.0% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 5th largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through April 2026; they are compiled from national sources and are not real time.

Key Facts

  • Brazil generated 90.3 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
  • Solar supplied 12.0% of Brazil's electricity in 2025.
  • Brazil was the 5th largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
  • Brazil's solar generation in 2025 was 740% higher than in 2020, when it was 10.8 TWh.
  • Brazil's solar generation in 2025 was 1,505 times the 2015 level of 60.0 GWh.
  • 2025 was Brazil's highest year for solar generation in Ember's records, which start in 1990.
  • Brazil's solar share in 2025 was above the world share of 8.8%.
  • Brazil had 64.7 GW of solar generating capacity in 2025.

Key Figures, 2025

MeasureValueAs of / source
Solar generation90.3 TWh2025 · Ember
Share of Brazil's electricity12.0%2025 · Ember
World share of solar8.8%2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)5 of 1802025 · Ember
Solar capacity64.7 GW2025 · Ember

Solar Generation Year by Year

Ember annual statistics, 1990 to 2025
Brazil solar electricity generation, 1990 to 2025 Brazil's electricity generation from solar each year from 1990 to 2025, in TWh. It was 90.3 TWh in 2025. 0 25 50 75 100 19901995200020052010201520202025
Brazil's electricity generation from solar each year from 1990 to 2025, in TWh. It was 90.3 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Brazil solar electricity generation, 1990 to 2025
YearSolar
19900 TWh
19910 TWh
19920 TWh
19930 TWh
19940 TWh
19950 TWh
19960 TWh
19970 TWh
19980 TWh
19990 TWh
20000 TWh
20010 TWh
20020 TWh
20030 TWh
20040 TWh
20050 TWh
20060 TWh
20070 TWh
20080 TWh
20090 TWh
20100 TWh
20110 TWh
20120 TWh
20130 TWh
201420.0 GWh
201560.0 GWh
201690.0 GWh
2017830 GWh
20183.46 TWh
20196.65 TWh
202010.8 TWh
202116.8 TWh
202230.1 TWh
202350.6 TWh
202471.3 TWh
202590.3 TWh
Share of Brazil's electricity from solar and the world share, 1990 to 2025 The share of Brazil's electricity generated from solar, 1990 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 12.0%, against 8.8% worldwide. 0 3 6 9 12 19901995200020052010201520202025
The share of Brazil's electricity generated from solar, 1990 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 12.0%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Brazil's electricity from solar and the world share, 1990 to 2025
YearBrazilWorld
19900.0%n/a
19910.0%n/a
19920.0%n/a
19930.0%n/a
19940.0%n/a
19950.0%n/a
19960.0%n/a
19970.0%n/a
19980.0%n/a
19990.0%n/a
20000.0%0.0%
20010.0%0.0%
20020.0%0.0%
20030.0%0.0%
20040.0%0.0%
20050.0%0.0%
20060.0%0.0%
20070.0%0.0%
20080.0%0.1%
20090.0%0.1%
20100.0%0.2%
20110.0%0.3%
20120.0%0.4%
20130.0%0.6%
20140.0%0.8%
20150.0%1.1%
20160.0%1.3%
20170.1%1.8%
20180.6%2.2%
20191.1%2.6%
20201.7%3.2%
20212.6%3.7%
20224.5%4.6%
20237.2%5.6%
20249.6%7.0%
202512.0%8.8%
YearGenerationShareWorld shareCapacity
2025 90.3 TWh 12.0% 8.8% 64.7 GW
2024 71.3 TWh 9.6% 7.0% 53.1 GW
2023 50.6 TWh 7.2% 5.6% 37.6 GW
2022 30.1 TWh 4.5% 4.6% 25.1 GW
2021 16.8 TWh 2.6% 3.7% 14.3 GW
2020 10.8 TWh 1.7% 3.2% 8.39 GW
2019 6.65 TWh 1.1% 2.6% 4.67 GW
2018 3.46 TWh 0.6% 2.2% 2.46 GW
2017 830 GWh 0.1% 1.8% 1.21 GW
2016 90.0 GWh 0.0% 1.3% 140 MW

Full year by year history for Brazil

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.

Solar Generation Month by Month

Ember monthly statistics through April 2026
Brazil monthly solar electricity generation, May 2024 to April 2026 Brazil generated 8.83 TWh of electricity from solar in April 2026, against 7.61 TWh in April 2025. 0.00 2.50 5.00 7.50 10.00 2024-052024-112025-052025-11
Brazil generated 8.83 TWh of electricity from solar in April 2026, against 7.61 TWh in April 2025.
Monthly statistics through April 2026, TWh
Brazil monthly solar electricity generation, May 2024 to April 2026
MonthSolar
2024-055.51 TWh
2024-065.12 TWh
2024-075.56 TWh
2024-086.39 TWh
2024-096.76 TWh
2024-107.62 TWh
2024-117.33 TWh
2024-127.74 TWh
2025-017.46 TWh
2025-027.02 TWh
2025-038.00 TWh
2025-047.61 TWh
2025-057.10 TWh
2025-066.76 TWh
2025-077.34 TWh
2025-088.15 TWh
2025-098.07 TWh
2025-108.63 TWh
2025-118.49 TWh
2025-129.27 TWh
2026-019.19 TWh
2026-028.73 TWh
2026-039.28 TWh
2026-048.83 TWh

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of April 2026. Monthly figures for Brazil can differ slightly from the annual totals.