Brazil vs Netherlands: Share of electricity generation from nuclear
Brazil
2.1%
in 2025
Netherlands
3.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
30th
Netherlands rank
27th
Share of electricity generation from nuclear over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.0% against 2.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Netherlands ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 207 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 5.7% | 5.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 4.6% | 3.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 4.0% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.4% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from nuclear, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.0% against 2.1% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from nuclear between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 0.9%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for share of electricity generation from nuclear?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation 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 electricity produced in the country or region.