Argentina vs Brazil: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Argentina

89.43 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Brazil

84.69 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Argentina rank

31st

Brazil rank

33rd

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

Argentina currently reports 89.43 terawatt-hours against 84.69 terawatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 4.74 terawatt-hours.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 31st and Brazil ranks 33rd of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.