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Brazil vs. Argentina

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BrazilArgentina
Electricity - production567.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)131.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption509.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)121 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports219 million kWh (2015 est.)55 million kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports41.31 billion kWh (2016 est.)9.851 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production2.587 million bbl/day (2018 est.)489,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports297,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)16,740 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports736,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)36,630 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves12.63 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)2.162 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves377.4 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)336.6 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - production23.96 billion cu m (2017 est.)40.92 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption34.35 billion cu m (2017 est.)49.04 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports134.5 million cu m (2017 est.)76.45 million cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports10.51 billion cu m (2017 est.)9.826 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity150.8 million kW (2016 est.)38.35 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels17% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)69% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants64% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)24% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production2.811 million bbl/day (2015 est.)669,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption2.956 million bbl/day (2016 est.)806,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports279,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)58,360 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports490,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)121,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 100% (2020)electrification - total population: 99% (2020)

electrification - urban areas: 99% (2020)

electrification - rural areas: 85% (2020)

Source: CIA Factbook