Brazil Oil

Summary Table

Barrels Global Rank
Oil Reserves 16,184,100,000 #15 in the world
Barrels per dayGlobal Rank
Oil Production 3,242,958 #9 in the world
Oil Consumption 2,984,000 #7 in the world
Daily Surplus +258,958
Oil Imports 177,352
Oil Exports 832,473
Net Exports 655,121
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

Oil Reserves in Brazil

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Brazil holds 16,184,100,000 barrels of proven oil reserves in the world as of 2016, ranking #15 in the world and accounting for about 0.98% of the world’s total oil reserves of 1,650,585,140,000.

Brazil has proven reserves equivalent to 14.9 times its annual consumption levels. This means that, without Net Exports, there would be about 15 years of oil left (at current consumption levels and excluding unproven reserves).


Oil Reserves
16,184,100,000 barrels
Global Rank: #15 | Share of World: 0.98%
15 years of oil left
(at current consumption levels)

History of Oil Reserves in Brazil


Oil Consumption in Brazil

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  • Brazil consumes 2,984,000 barrels per day (B/d) of oil as of the year 2016.

  • Brazil ranks #7 in the world for oil consumption, accounting for about 3.07% of the world’s total consumption of 97,103,871 barrels per day.

  • Brazil consumes 0.62 gallons of oil per capita every day (based on the 2016 population of 203,218,114 people), or 225 gallons per capita per year (5 barrels). [1 barrel = 42 US Gallons]

Oil Production in Brazil

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  • Brazil produces 3,242,958 barrels per day of oil (as of 2016) ranking #9 in the world.

  • Brazil produces every year an amount equivalent to 7.31% of its total proven reserves (as of 2016).

Oil Exports

  • Brazil exports 20% of its oil production (655,121 barrels per day in 2016).

History of Oil Consumption and Production


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