Brazil vs Nicaragua: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Brazil
17.6%
in 2024
Nicaragua
17.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
30th
Nicaragua rank
28th
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) over time
- Brazil
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 17.8% against 17.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 28th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.6% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 8.8% | 5.9% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 16.8% | 2.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 18.2% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Brazil or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 17.8% against 17.6% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 28th 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.