Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear by country

Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.

Countries reporting
35
Highest
30.9%
South Africa
Lowest
-100.0%
Germany
Median
0.1%
Years covered
60
1966–2025
Data points
1,653

What the numbers show

Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 30.9% in South Africa; the lowest is -100.0% in Germany.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is -13.9%.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in United States (up 24,795.8%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 60,422.5%).

Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 South Africa 30.9% 2025 up 373.9% volatile
2 Netherlands 12.4% 2025 up 3,930.2% volatile
3 Japan 10.8% 2025 up 110.8% volatile
4 Belarus 8.3% 2025 volatile
5 Czechia 8.0% 2025 up 169.5% volatile
6 China 7.6% 2025 down 73.4% volatile
7 Slovakia 5.8% 2025 up 355.7% volatile
8 Pakistan 3.7% 2025 up 147.4% volatile
9 Argentina 3.0% 2025 down 89.2% volatile
10 France 2.5% 2025 up 1,060.7% volatile
11 Ukraine 2.1% 2025 up 340.8% volatile
12 Russia 1.3% 2025 down 83.4% volatile
13 Romania 0.9% 2025 up 400.6% volatile
14 Finland 0.6% 2025 up 144.1% volatile
15 Hungary 0.5% 2025 down 57.5% volatile
16 United States 0.4% 2025 up 24,795.8% volatile
17 Brazil 0.2% 2025 up 104.6% volatile
18 United Arab Emirates 0.1% 2025 volatile
19 Slovenia -0.0% 2025 up 99.9% volatile
20 Canada -0.2% 2025 up 96.1% volatile
21 Spain -0.5% 2025 volatile
22 India -1.6% 2025 down 115.6% volatile
23 South Korea -2.2% 2025 down 140.3% volatile
24 Bulgaria -2.8% 2025 up 8.0% volatile
25 Sweden -7.9% 2025 up 39.6% volatile
26 United Kingdom -11.7% 2025 down 212.8% volatile
27 Mexico -17.9% 2025 down 190.9% volatile
28 Switzerland -20.0% 2025 down 23.6% volatile
29 Iran -23.4% 2025 down 66.1% volatile
30 Belgium -24.1% 2025 down 6.9% volatile
31 Taiwan -73.4% 2025 down 425.9% volatile
32 Lithuania -100.0% 2010 down 583.4% volatile
32 Kazakhstan -100.0% 1999 unchanged volatile
32 Italy -100.0% 1988 down 424.5% volatile
32 Germany -100.0% 2024 down 60,422.5% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
38 places, 1,653 data points, 1966–2025
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.