Argentina vs Brazil: Primary energy from nuclear
Argentina
32.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil
47.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
25th
Brazil rank
22nd
Primary energy from nuclear over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 47.87 terawatt-hours against 32.61 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 15.26 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 25th and Brazil ranks 22nd of 213 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 | 4.05 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1980s | 13.29 terawatt-hours | 2.6 terawatt-hours | 10.69 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 1990s | 22.77 terawatt-hours | 6.45 terawatt-hours | 16.32 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2000s | 21.79 terawatt-hours | 36.97 terawatt-hours | 15.18 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.75 terawatt-hours | 47.03 terawatt-hours | 26.28 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 29.2 terawatt-hours | 45.14 terawatt-hours | 15.94 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, Argentina or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 47.87 terawatt-hours against 32.61 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between Argentina and Brazil?
- 15.26 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 primary energy from nuclear?
- Argentina ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 22nd of 213 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 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 in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.