Gas production in Brazil
Brazil: Gas production was 265.68 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
265.68 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
28th
of 220 countries
All-time high
271.81 terawatt-hours
in 2017
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Gas production in Brazil, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, gas production in Brazil stood at 265.68 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas production in Brazil peaked at 271.81 terawatt-hours in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1900.
Brazil ranks 28th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gas production in Brazil, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1902 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1903 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1904 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1905 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1906 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1907 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1908 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1909 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1916 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1917 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1918 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1919 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1921 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1922 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1923 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1924 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1925 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1926 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1927 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1928 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1929 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1931 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1932 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1933 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1934 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1935 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1936 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1937 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1938 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1939 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1941 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1942 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1943 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1944 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1945 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1946 | 0.1042 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1947 | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | -88.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0347 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 1949 | 0.0579 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0579 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0927 terawatt-hours | +60.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0811 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 1953 | 0.3127 terawatt-hours | +285.7% |
| 1954 | 0.7297 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 1955 | 0.7181 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.973 terawatt-hours | +35.5% |
| 1957 | 1.83 terawatt-hours | +88.1% |
| 1958 | 3.47 terawatt-hours | +89.9% |
| 1959 | 4.95 terawatt-hours | +42.3% |
| 1960 | 6.2 terawatt-hours | +25.3% |
| 1961 | 6.1 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 5.92 terawatt-hours | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 5.83 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 6.16 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 7.92 terawatt-hours | +28.6% |
| 1966 | 9.14 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 10.13 terawatt-hours | +10.9% |
| 1968 | 11.18 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 14.14 terawatt-hours | +26.5% |
| 1970 | 0.811 terawatt-hours | -94.3% |
| 1971 | 1.29 terawatt-hours | +58.7% |
| 1972 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | +36.2% |
| 1973 | 2.01 terawatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 3.86 terawatt-hours | +92.4% |
| 1975 | 4.21 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 4.85 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 6.03 terawatt-hours | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 7.94 terawatt-hours | +31.6% |
| 1979 | 8.7 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 10.17 terawatt-hours | +16.9% |
| 1981 | 9.12 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 13.04 terawatt-hours | +42.9% |
| 1983 | 17.63 terawatt-hours | +35.2% |
| 1984 | 20.52 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 25.74 terawatt-hours | +25.4% |
| 1986 | 29.98 terawatt-hours | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 33.48 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 33.7 terawatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 34.55 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 31.46 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 32.7 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 37.04 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 43.39 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 47.39 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 52.3 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 57.16 terawatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 62.22 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 65.17 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 76.53 terawatt-hours | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 77.1 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 78.74 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 95.13 terawatt-hours | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 103.34 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 113.66 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 112.41 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 114.78 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 115.58 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 143.76 terawatt-hours | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 122.77 terawatt-hours | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 150.21 terawatt-hours | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 172.27 terawatt-hours | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 198.33 terawatt-hours | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 219.5 terawatt-hours | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 233.48 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 238.04 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 241.24 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 271.81 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 251.62 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 257.46 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 242.36 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 243.33 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 230.03 terawatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 234.23 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 228.38 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 265.68 terawatt-hours | +16.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 265.68 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6284 terawatt-hours, 422.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas production in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +285.7% | 0.0811 terawatt-hours | 0.3127 terawatt-hours |
| 1948 | +200.0% | 0.0116 terawatt-hours | 0.0347 terawatt-hours |
| 1954 | +133.3% | 0.3127 terawatt-hours | 0.7297 terawatt-hours |
| 1970 | -94.3% | 14.14 terawatt-hours | 0.811 terawatt-hours |
| 1947 | -88.9% | 0.1042 terawatt-hours | 0.0116 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0208 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1042 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 0.0579 terawatt-hours | 4.95 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.27 terawatt-hours | 5.83 terawatt-hours | 14.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.14 terawatt-hours | 0.811 terawatt-hours | 8.7 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.79 terawatt-hours | 9.12 terawatt-hours | 34.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.54 terawatt-hours | 31.46 terawatt-hours | 76.53 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.73 terawatt-hours | 77.1 terawatt-hours | 143.76 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 223.4 terawatt-hours | 150.21 terawatt-hours | 271.81 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 240.67 terawatt-hours | 228.38 terawatt-hours | 265.68 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas production in Brazil?
- Gas production in Brazil was 265.68 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gas production recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 271.81 terawatt-hours in 2017.
- What is the lowest gas production recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1900.
- How does Brazil rank for gas production?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gas production rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gas production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.