Electricity generation from nuclear, per capita in China
China: Electricity generation from nuclear, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from nuclear, per capita in China, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0 terawatt-hours per person for electricity generation from nuclear, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 179.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from nuclear, per capita in China peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1965.
That places China 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from nuclear, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +809.6% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +71.4% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 20 Japan 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 21 Romania 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 22 United Kingdom 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 24 Argentina 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 25 Netherlands 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 26 South Africa 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for China
- Fuel imports 20.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 15.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.5% (2024)
- Gas production 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2,641 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,865 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from nuclear, per capita in China?
- Electricity generation from nuclear, per capita in China was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from nuclear, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from nuclear, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does China rank for electricity generation from nuclear, per capita?
- China ranks 23rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from nuclear, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from nuclear, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from nuclear divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from nuclear ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Electricity generation from nuclear Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity generation from nuclear divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.