Argentina vs Brazil: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Argentina
3.7%
in 2025
Brazil
1.5%
in 2025
Argentina rank
23rd
Brazil rank
27th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3.7% against 1.5% in Brazil, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 2.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Brazil ahead.
Argentina ranks 23rd and Brazil ranks 27th of 216 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 0.2% | 2.6% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 0.4% | 3.6% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1.8% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Argentina or Brazil?
- Argentina, at 3.7% against 1.5% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Argentina and Brazil?
- 2.2%, with Argentina 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 fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Argentina ranks 23rd and Brazil ranks 27th 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 Primary energy from fossil fuels, 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.