Energy Information Administration - Brazil Energy Profile

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 Brazil Energy Profile
   

Last Update: January 6, 2010 (Petroleum)
Next Update: April 1, 2010 (All Fuels)
For the most recent data, please visit International Energy Statistics

Data

 
2007
2008
 
28 year history
Brazil
Central & South America
World 
Rank
 
Brazil
Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)          
Total Oil Production  2,248.90 7,218 84,392 13   2,401.81
Crude Oil Production  1,748.00
6,236
72,989
14
  1,812.23
Consumption  2,362.00
5,946
86,142
7
  2,485
Net Exports/Imports(-)  - 113.10
1,272
-- 42   - 83
Total Oil Exports to U.S.   200
2,613
13,469 14   NA
Refinery Capacity 
1,908
6,608
85,355
12
  1,908
Proved Reserves 
(Billion Barrels)
11.773
103
1,317
17
  12.182
 
   
2006
2007
 
27 year history
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Brazil
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)  
Production  349 5,053 103,977
40
  346
Consumption  683 4,513 104,425
34
  699
Net Exports/Imports(-)  - 334 540 -- 23   - 353
Proved Reserves 
11,515 250,838 6,124,016
38
  10,820
 
Coal (Million Short Tons)  
Production  6.490 87 6,779
32
  7.037
Consumption  23.604 41 6,737
27
  25.006
Net Exports/Imports(-)  
(Trillion Btu)
- 352.769 1,250 --
11
  - 386.769
 
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)  
Net Generation  411.74 951 18,015
9
  NA
Net Consumption  382.36 802 16,379
9
  402.20
Installed Capacity (GWe)  93.158 220 4,012
9
  96.64
 
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)  
Production  8.032 29 469
13
  NA
Consumption  9.635 24 472
10
  NA
Energy Intensity  
(Btu per 2000 U.S. Dollars)
6,844 -- -- --   NA
 
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)  
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels  377.24 1,138 29,195
17
  NA
 
Map of Brazil

Country Analysis Brief
  • Brazil has experienced rapidly expanding oil, natural gas, and electricity consumption in recent years.
  • The largest oil discoveries in recent years have come from Brazil’s offshore, pre-salt basins.
  • Natural gas constitutes only a small portion of Brazil’s total energy consumption.
  • Brazil has the third-largest electricity sector in the Western Hemisphere, behind the United States and Canada.

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 Related Information

International Petroleum Monthly

International Energy Annual

International Energy Outlook yearly energy projections through 2030

Short Term Energy Outlook monthly energy projections through 2009

Annual Energy Outlook yearly US energy projections through 2030


 

 
    -- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
 
Sources: EIA, International Energy Annual, Short Term Energy Outlook, Table 3a, Table 3b (Forecast values)

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