People [1]

People

Population 215,313,498 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.46 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 43.16 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 87.555 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 12.9 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 72.75 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 662.6 billion kWh (2021) #6
Consumption 577.3 billion kWh (2021) #6
Exports 0.04 billion kWh (2021) #90
Imports 23.15 billion kWh (2021) #10
Renewable Electricity Generation 502.51 billion kWh (2021) #3

Oil

Ranking
Production 3,689.42 thousand bbl/day (2021) #8
Consumption 2,887.43 thousand bbl/day (2021) #7
Exports (Refined) [3] 397.1 thousand bbl/day (2013) #23
Imports (Refined) [3] 394.4 thousand bbl/day (2013) #25
Proved Reserves (Crude) 12.715 billion bbl (2021) #15

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 1,416.73 billion cu ft (2017) #27
Consumption (Dry) 1,437.25 billion cu ft (2021) #26
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2020) #57
Imports (Dry) 629.54 billion cu ft (2021) #19
Proved Reserves 12.854 trillion cu ft (2021) #33

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 4,093 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 207,046,810 (2018 est.)
Highways 2,000,000 km (2018)
Internet Users 122,841,218 (2016 est.)
Railways 29,850 km (2014)
Telephones 38,311,930 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Total Area8,515,770 sq. km
Land Area8,358,140 sq. km
Water Area157,630 sq. km
Coastline7,491 km
Climatemostly tropical, but temperate in south
Terrainmostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Pico da Neblina 2,994 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020