Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Gas reserves, per square kilometre was 43,549 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 43,549 cubic meters per square kilometre for gas reserves, per square kilometre in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas reserves, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 56,362 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5,082 cubic meters per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Brazil 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5,082 cubic meters per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 5,082 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,261 cubic meters per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 7,894 cubic meters per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1984 | 9,042 cubic meters per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 9,622 cubic meters per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 10,367 cubic meters per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 10,841 cubic meters per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 12,197 cubic meters per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 12,535 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 13,040 cubic meters per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 13,704 cubic meters per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 13,708 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14,907 cubic meters per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 16,357 cubic meters per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 16,438 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 17,516 cubic meters per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 18,461 cubic meters per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 18,905 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 27,236 cubic meters per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 2000 | 27,032 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 27,876 cubic meters per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 26,443 cubic meters per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 27,415 cubic meters per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 28,713 cubic meters per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 29,912 cubic meters per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 39,012 cubic meters per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 36,657 cubic meters per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 41,604 cubic meters per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 43,670 cubic meters per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 43,576 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 43,840 cubic meters per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49,887 cubic meters per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 47,319 cubic meters per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 54,962 cubic meters per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 54,790 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 56,362 cubic meters per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 51,442 cubic meters per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 45,154 cubic meters per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 44,257 cubic meters per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 44,138 cubic meters per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 43,549 cubic meters per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 43,549 cubic meters per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,953 cubic meters per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas reserves, per square kilometre 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 | +44.1% | 18,905 cubic meters per square kilometre | 27,236 cubic meters per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8,892 cubic meters per square kilometre | 5,082 cubic meters per square kilometre | 12,535 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,027 cubic meters per square kilometre | 13,040 cubic meters per square kilometre | 27,236 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,833 cubic meters per square kilometre | 26,443 cubic meters per square kilometre | 43,670 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,159 cubic meters per square kilometre | 43,576 cubic meters per square kilometre | 56,362 cubic meters per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,843 cubic meters per square kilometre | 43,549 cubic meters per square kilometre | 44,138 cubic meters per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 80 Czechia 51,361 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 81 Sudan 45,477 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 82 Ecuador 43,896 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 84 Hungary 40,958 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 85 Tajikistan 40,805 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 29,528 cubic meters per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- 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)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gas reserves, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Gas reserves, per square kilometre in Brazil was 43,549 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 56,362 cubic meters per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest gas reserves, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,082 cubic meters per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for gas reserves, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 83rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gas reserves, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gas reserves, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gas reserves divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gas reserves ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gas reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.