Natural resource rents in Brazil
Brazil: Natural resource rents was 7.94 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural resource rents in Brazil, 1970–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.94 for 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, natural resource rents in Brazil peaked at 7.94 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9628, 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.
Natural resource rents in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.61 | — |
| 1971 | 1.39 | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 1.38 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.41 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.83 | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 2.01 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 1.93 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.77 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.7 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 2.36 | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 2.77 | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 2.43 | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 2.68 | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 3.51 | +31.0% |
| 1984 | 3.53 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.81 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 2.37 | -37.9% |
| 1987 | 2.65 | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 2.35 | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 2.3 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.68 | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 2.32 | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 2.48 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 2.06 | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 1.37 | -33.2% |
| 1995 | 1.15 | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 1.15 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.04 | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9628 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.71 | +78.1% |
| 2000 | 2.16 | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 2.24 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.82 | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.53 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.65 | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 3.83 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.78 | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 2.38 | -50.1% |
| 2010 | 3.65 | +53.0% |
| 2011 | 4.34 | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 3.86 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 3.79 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.29 | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 2.36 | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 2.43 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.73 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 3.62 | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 3.22 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 3.23 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.94 | +145.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84, 4.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.94 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6644, 12.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +145.9% | 3.23 | 7.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 | 1.38 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.84 | 2.3 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 | 0.9628 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 | 2.16 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.33 | 2.36 | 4.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 | 3.23 | 7.94 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents in Brazil?
- Natural resource rents in Brazil was 7.94 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural resource rents recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 in 2021.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9628 in 1998.
- How does Brazil rank for natural resource rents?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Natural resource rents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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