Brazil vs Korea: Alternative and nuclear energy
Brazil
17.7%
in 2024
Korea
19.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
28th
Korea rank
26th
Alternative and nuclear energy over time
- Brazil
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 19.0% against 17.7% in Brazil, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Korea ahead.
Brazil ranks 28th and Korea ranks 26th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 17.1% | 2.4% | Korea |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 15.2% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 17.5% | 1.1% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Brazil or Korea?
- Korea, at 19.0% against 17.7% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Brazil and Korea?
- 1.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Korea rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Brazil ranks 28th and Korea ranks 26th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.