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  • Brazil has experienced rapidly expanding oil, natural gas, and electricity consumption in recent years.
  • Brazil was the largest producer of liquid fuels in South America in 2011.
  • 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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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
    
Brazil
Total Oil Production 2,686.78 7,800 87,110 9  
Crude Oil Production 2,105.41 6,632 74,126 13  
Consumption 2,594.15 6,412 87,421 7   FF
Net Export/Imports(-) 92.62 1,389 -- 184   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 1,908 6,582 88,097 10   1,917
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 12.86 237 NA 14   13.99
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Brazil
Production 445 5,333 111,845 34   590
Consumption 890 4,854 112,607 29   943
Net Export/Imports(-) -445 483 -- 14   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
13 267 NA 32   13
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Brazil
Production 6.298 97 7,546 33   6.293
Consumption 20.134 41 7,318 29   25.371
Net Export/Imports(-) -14.445 55 -- 15   -19.078
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Brazil
Net Generation 454.83 1,033 19,104 9   458.09
Net Consumption 419.96 868 17,420 9   417.96
Installed Capacity (GWe) 104.11 242 4,635 9   106.21
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Brazil
Production 8.546 30 489 12   8.913
Consumption 10.313 26 491 9   10.288
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
5,799 5,954 7,454 97   5,796
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Brazil
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 414.66 1,203 29,778 15   453.87

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA, International Energy Statistics

Last Update: June 30, 2010 (All Fuels) | July 14, 2010 (Petroleum)
Next Update: August 1, 2010 (All Fuels)
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