Total natural resources rents in Brazil
Brazil: Total natural resources rents was 7.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resources rents in Brazil, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resources rents in Brazil stood at 7.9%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 145.9% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Brazil peaked at 7.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1998.
Brazil ranks 56th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Total natural resources rents in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.6% | — |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +31.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -37.9% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -33.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +78.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -50.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +53.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +145.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.2% | 7.9% | 2 |
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- 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 total natural resources rents in Brazil?
- Total natural resources rents in Brazil was 7.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
- How does Brazil rank for total natural resources rents?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.