Brazil vs Netherlands: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Brazil
1.5%
in 2025
Netherlands
1.4%
in 2025
Brazil rank
27th
Netherlands rank
30th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, 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 primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Brazil, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, 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 primary energy from fossil fuels, 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 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.