Brazil vs Netherlands: Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables
Brazil
1.5%
in 2025
Netherlands
1.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
27th
Netherlands rank
30th
Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 30th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Brazil, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Netherlands ranks 30th of 216 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 that comes from nuclear and renewables. 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.