Brazil vs United States: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Brazil
0.2%
in 2025
United States
0.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
18th
United States rank
17th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 18th and United States ranks 17th of 36 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 149.8% | 10.2% | 139.6% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 437.8% | 3.4% | 434.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 0.9% | 17.9% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.4% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between Brazil and United States?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear?
- Brazil ranks 18th and United States ranks 17th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.