Brazil vs Lower middle income: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Brazil
17.6%
in 2024
Lower middle income
5.2%
in 2024
Brazil rank
30th
Lower middle income rank
30th
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) over time
- Brazil
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 17.6% against 5.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 3.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 30th of 151 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 3.3% | 10.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 3.4% | 11.3% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 3.8% | 10.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 4.9% | 11.4% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Brazil or Lower middle income?
- Brazil, at 17.6% against 5.2% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Brazil and Lower middle income?
- 12.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Lower middle income rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 30th 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.