Brazil vs Mexico: Share of primary energy from nuclear
Brazil
1.5%
in 2025
Mexico
1.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
26th
Mexico rank
28th
Share of primary energy from nuclear over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from nuclear, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from nuclear between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for share of primary energy from nuclear?
- Brazil ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 28th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.