Brazil vs Switzerland: Primary energy from nuclear

Brazil
47.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
55.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
19th

Primary energy from nuclear over time

  • Brazil
  • Switzerland
020406080196519952025

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 55.69 terawatt-hours against 47.87 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 7.82 terawatt-hours.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 19th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0.3242 terawatt-hours 0.3242 terawatt-hours Switzerland
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 19.51 terawatt-hours 19.51 terawatt-hours Switzerland
1980s 2.6 terawatt-hours 58.16 terawatt-hours 55.56 terawatt-hours Switzerland
1990s 6.45 terawatt-hours 73.41 terawatt-hours 66.96 terawatt-hours Switzerland
2000s 36.97 terawatt-hours 81.07 terawatt-hours 44.1 terawatt-hours Switzerland
2010s 47.03 terawatt-hours 75.08 terawatt-hours 28.06 terawatt-hours Switzerland
2020s 45.14 terawatt-hours 65.32 terawatt-hours 20.17 terawatt-hours Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, Brazil or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 55.69 terawatt-hours against 47.87 terawatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between Brazil and Switzerland?
7.82 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Switzerland?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy from nuclear?
Brazil ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 19th 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.