Brazil: Percent of world oil reserves
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| Brazil |
Percent of world oil reserves |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.75 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2021 |
| Average | 0.60 |
| Min - Max | 0.21 - 0.98 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
The latest value from 2021 is 0.75 percent, a decline from 0.81 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.53 percent, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1980 to 2021 is 0.6 percent. The minimum value, 0.21 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.98 percent was recorded in 2016.
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Definition: The share of world oil reserves is calculated as the proven oil reserves of a country as percent of the total proven oil reserves for the world.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Percent of world exports | 1.32 | 2023 | percent |
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| Percent of world FDI | 8.27 | 2023 | percent |
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