Argentina vs Brazil: Electricity generation from nuclear
Argentina
10.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil
15.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
24th
Brazil rank
22nd
Electricity generation from nuclear over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 15.87 terawatt-hours against 10.76 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 5.11 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Argentina ranks 24th and Brazil ranks 22nd of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 1.33 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1980s | 4.39 terawatt-hours | 0.8579 terawatt-hours | 3.53 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1990s | 7.51 terawatt-hours | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 5.39 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2000s | 7.19 terawatt-hours | 12.2 terawatt-hours | 5.01 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.85 terawatt-hours | 15.52 terawatt-hours | 8.67 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 9.64 terawatt-hours | 14.91 terawatt-hours | 5.27 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 15.87 terawatt-hours against 10.76 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear between Argentina and Brazil?
- 5.11 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear?
- Argentina ranks 24th and Brazil ranks 22nd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from nuclear. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.