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.
Total natural resource rents in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.6% | — |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +39.3% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -12.1% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +31.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -37.9% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -33.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -16.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +78.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -50.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +53.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +145.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 4.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 12.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total 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% | 3.2% | 7.9% |
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 |
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 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.