China vs USSR: Electricity generation from nuclear

China
487.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
143.8 terawatt-hours
in 1984
China rank
2nd
USSR rank
3rd

Electricity generation from nuclear over time

  • China
  • USSR
0100200300400500196519952025

How they compare

China currently reports 487.61 terawatt-hours against 143.8 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 343.81 terawatt-hours.

That makes China's figure about 3.4 times USSR's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 208 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from nuclear
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
211 places, 8,460 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured in terawatt-hours.