According to figures presented in the National Energy Balance, BEN (1997), the ratio of
residential energy consumption to GDP increased from 0.049 toe/103 US$ in 1987 to 0.060
toe/103 US$ in 1996. Total residential per capita energy consumption in the period also
increased to 0.206 toe in 1996 from 0.192 in 1987. Nevertheless, per capita residential
energy for cooking decreased in the same period to 0.078 from 0.110 toe/inhabitant, mainly
due to replacement of fuel wood by liquefied petroleum gas. Although more than 90% of
Brazil’s electricity consumption is based on hydro sources, fossil fuel dominates in the
transportation sector. Per capita energy consumption in this sector showed an increase from
1.131 in 1987 to 1.348 toe/inhabitant in 1996. While the agriculture sector showed stable
energy intensity in its sectoral GDP during the period, industrial energy intensity varied
from 0.304 toe/103US$ in 1987 to 0.359 toe/103US$ in 1997.