Total natural resource rents in Brazil
Brazil: Total natural resource rents was 7.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total natural resource rents in Brazil, 1970–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.9% for total natural resource rents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 145.9% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resource rents in Brazil peaked at 7.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1998.
That places Brazil 56th out of 211 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.2% | 7.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resource rents in Brazil?
- Total natural resource rents in Brazil was 7.9% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total natural resource rents recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total natural resource rents recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1998.
- How does Brazil rank for total natural resource rents?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resource rents rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.