Brazil Natural Gas

Summary Table

Million Cubic ft
(MMcf)
Global Rank
Gas Reserves 16,172,000 #15 in the world
Gas Production 1,238,144 #28 in the world
Gas Consumption 1,391,058 #25 in the world
Daily Deficit −152,914
Gas Imports 670,279
Gas Exports 66
Net Imports 670,213
(Data shown in the table is for 2015, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Gas Reserves in Brazil

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Brazil holds 15 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven gas reserves as of 2017, ranking #15 in the world and accounting for about 0.22% of the world’s total gas reserves of 6,923 Tcf.

Brazil has proven reserves equivalent to 12.5 times its annual consumption levels. This means it has about 13 years of gas left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Gas Reserves
15,184,000 MMcf
Global Rank: #15 | Share of World: 0.22%
13 years of natural gas left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Gas Reserves in Brazil


Gas Consumption in Brazil

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  • Brazil consumes 1,212,940 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year as of the year 2017.

  • Brazil ranks #25 in the world for gas consumption, accounting for about 0.92% of the world’s total consumption of 132,290,211 MMcf.

  • Brazil consumes 5,925 cubic feet of natural gas per capita every year (based on the 2017 population of 204,703,445 people), or 16 cubic feet per capita per day.

Gas Production in Brazil

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  • Brazil produces 1,238,144 million cubic feet (MMcf) of natural gas per year (as of 2015) ranking #28 in the world.

Gas Imports

  • Brazil imports 48% of its natural gas consumption (670,213 MMcf in 2015).

History of Gas Consumption and Production


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