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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)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
    
Brazil
Total Oil Production 2,439.06 7,412 85,319 12   2,560.65
Crude Oil Production 1,812.23 6,281 73,575 15   1,950.36
Consumption 2,386.58 6,098 85,436 7   2,421.07 FF
Net Export/Imports(-) 52.48 1,313 -- 184   139.57
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 258 2,463 12,915 11   309
Refinery Capacity 1,908 6,608 85,460 12   1,908
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 12.18 110 1,330 16   12.62
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Brazil
Production 363 4,945 104,787 41   445
Consumption 661 4,362 105,225 34   890
Net Export/Imports(-) -298 582 -- 20   -445
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
13 267 6,289 33   13
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Brazil
Production 6.298 97 7,546 32   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 5,965 7,457 97   5,796
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Brazil
Central & South America
World
Rank
 
Brazil
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 426.54 1,221 30,400 15   425.17

-- = 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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