Brazil vs Romania: Primary energy from nuclear

Brazil
47.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
33.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
22nd
Romania rank
24th

Primary energy from nuclear over time

  • Brazil
  • Romania
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 47.87 terawatt-hours against 33.37 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 14.5 terawatt-hours.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.

Brazil ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 24th of 213 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1980s 2.6 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 2.6 terawatt-hours Brazil
1990s 6.45 terawatt-hours 5.24 terawatt-hours 1.21 terawatt-hours Brazil
2000s 36.97 terawatt-hours 20.83 terawatt-hours 16.14 terawatt-hours Brazil
2010s 47.03 terawatt-hours 34.92 terawatt-hours 12.11 terawatt-hours Brazil
2020s 45.14 terawatt-hours 33.82 terawatt-hours 11.33 terawatt-hours Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, Brazil or Romania?
Brazil, at 47.87 terawatt-hours against 33.37 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between Brazil and Romania?
14.5 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Romania?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Romania rank globally for primary energy from nuclear?
Brazil ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 24th 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

Indicator
Primary energy from nuclear
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,754 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.