Gas reserves, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Gas reserves, per capita was 1,737 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gas reserves, per capita in Brazil, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1,737 cubic meters per person for gas reserves, per capita in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves, per capita in Brazil peaked at 2,318 cubic meters per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 342.37 cubic meters per person, in 1981.
Brazil ranks 65th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gas reserves, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 350.44 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1981 | 342.37 cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 412.29 cubic meters per person | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 508.35 cubic meters per person | +23.3% |
| 1984 | 569.71 cubic meters per person | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 593.43 cubic meters per person | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 626.37 cubic meters per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 642.17 cubic meters per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 708.78 cubic meters per person | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 715.15 cubic meters per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 730.79 cubic meters per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 754.94 cubic meters per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 742.63 cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 794.63 cubic meters per person | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 858.41 cubic meters per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 849.5 cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 891.57 cubic meters per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 925.82 cubic meters per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 934.07 cubic meters per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,326 cubic meters per person | +42.0% |
| 2000 | 1,298 cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1,322 cubic meters per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,238 cubic meters per person | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1,269 cubic meters per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,314 cubic meters per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1,354 cubic meters per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1,747 cubic meters per person | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 1,625 cubic meters per person | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 1,827 cubic meters per person | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 1,900 cubic meters per person | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,880 cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1,876 cubic meters per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,118 cubic meters per person | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 1,993 cubic meters per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2,296 cubic meters per person | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 2,271 cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,318 cubic meters per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2,100 cubic meters per person | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 1,831 cubic meters per person | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 1,783 cubic meters per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,768 cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,737 cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1,737 cubic meters per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 304.4 cubic meters per person, 5.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas reserves, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +42.0% | 934.07 cubic meters per person | 1,326 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 546.91 cubic meters per person | 342.37 cubic meters per person | 715.15 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 880.86 cubic meters per person | 730.79 cubic meters per person | 1,326 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,489 cubic meters per person | 1,238 cubic meters per person | 1,900 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,047 cubic meters per person | 1,783 cubic meters per person | 2,318 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,752 cubic meters per person | 1,737 cubic meters per person | 1,768 cubic meters per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves, per capita in Brazil?
- Gas reserves, per capita in Brazil was 1,737 cubic meters per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gas reserves, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2,318 cubic meters per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest gas reserves, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 342.37 cubic meters per person in 1981.
- How does Brazil rank for gas reserves, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 65th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gas reserves, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gas reserves, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gas reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gas reserves ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gas reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gas reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.