1 International Context

The world electricity outlook brings some information by region in the world, such as installed capacity, consumption, generation, export and import of electricity. In addition, the chapter brings rankings of the 10 largest countries in terms of electricity consumption, renewable and non-renewable installed capacity, installed capacity by source, renewable and non-renewable generation, in addition to electricity generation by source.

For comparison purposes, it is important to note that international data have a base year of 2024, due to the difficulty of compatibility between the countries that provide this information.

The data for Brazil, presented throughout this chapter, come from the Brazilian Energy Balance (BEN) of the EPE, while the data for the other countries are obtained from the U.S. Energy Administration (EIA) of the United States government.

1.1 Main Informations by Region

Table 1.1: Main Informations by Region. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - data accessed on 04/10/2026; in South America: for Brazil, Brazilian Energy Balance 2026 (EPE).

1.2 Electricity Consumption - Top 10 countries (TWh)

Table 1.2: Electricity Consumption - Top 10 countries (TWh). Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - data accessed on 04/10/2026; for Brazil, Brazilian Energy Balance 2026 (EPE) - includes self-production

1.3 Installed Capacity - Top 10 countries (GW)

Table 1.3: Installed Capacity - Top 10 countries (GW). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - data accessed on 04/10/2026; for Brazil: Brazilian Energy Balance 2026 (EPE). See more details in Section 1.

1.4 Installed capacity by source - Top 10 countries (GW)

Table 1.4: Installed capacity by source - Top 10 countries (GW). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - data accessed on 04/10/2026; for Brazil: Brazilian Energy Balance 2026 (EPE). See more details in Section 1.

Figure 1.1: Installed capacity by source - Top 10 countries (GW) in the last year

1.5 Generation - Top 10 countries (GWh)

Table 1.5: Generation - Top 10 countries (GWh). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - data accessed on 04/10/2026; for Brazil: Brazilian Energy Balance 2026 (EPE). See more details in Section 1.

Figure 1.2: Generation - Top 10 countries (GWh) in the last year.

1.6 Generation by source - Top 10 countries (GWh)

Table 1.6: Generation by source - Top 10 countries (GWh). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) - data accessed on 04/10/2026; for Brazil: Brazilian Energy Balance 2026 (EPE). See more details in Section 1.