Brazil

Country in Americas

In brief

Air passengers per year: 95.4M (2023). World rank 10 of 163; in Americas, 2 of 28. Scientific articles per year: 58,292 (2023). World rank 13 of 197; in Americas, 3 of 37. Patent applications by residents: 5,752 (2024). World rank 14 of 140; in Americas, 2 of 23. From 2015 to 2025: electricity use 2,628 → 3,138 (kWh per person) and electricity from fossil fuels 23.9% → 11.1%.

Internet and communications

Using the internet: 84.5% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people: 102 2024
Home broadband per 100 people: 24.1 2024
Internet domain: .br

Energy

Access to electricity: 99.8% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person: 3,138 2025
Renewable share of energy use: 46.5% 2021
Electricity from renewables: 77.4% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels: 11.1% 2025
Mains voltage: 127 / 220 V
Plug types: C, N

Transport

Driving side: Right
Air passengers per year: 95,398,485 2023
Airports: 5,297 2025
Railways, km: 29,849 2014

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP: 1.2% 2023
Researchers per million people: 903 2014
Scientific articles per year: 58,292 2023
Patent applications by residents: 5,752 2024
High-tech share of manufactured exports: 11.1% 2024