Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total) by country
The share of electricity production from nuclear sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.
What the numbers show
Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total) is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 66.8% in France; the lowest is 0.0% in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.9%, and the mean is 22.5%.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 254.4%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 90.7%).
Electricity production from nuclear sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 66.8% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 2 | Slovakia | 61.9% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 49.4% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 4 | Hungary | 42.2% | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 40.5% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 6 | Czechia | 40.2% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 40.2% | 2023 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 39.2% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 34.3% | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 31.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 11 | Armenia | 30.8% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 29.3% | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 13 | Switzerland | 29.1% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 14 | Belarus | 28.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 19.7% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Romania | 19.3% | 2023 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 18.9% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 18.7% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 19 | United States of America | 17.7% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 17.3% | 2023 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.2% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 22 | Canada | 13.9% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 23 | Japan | 9.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Argentina | 7.3% | 2024 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 25 | China | 4.6% | 2023 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 27 | Mexico | 3.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 28 | Netherlands | 2.9% | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 29 | India | 2.4% | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 2.1% | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 31 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.6% | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Germany | 1.4% | 2023 | down 90.7% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 23.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 20.1%
- European Union 23.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 19.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 18.3%
- High income 17.7%
- North America 17.3%
- OECD members 16.5%
- World 15.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 14.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.4%
- IDA blend 8.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 7.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 4.0%
- IDA total 3.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 2.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.8%
- Latin America & Caribbean 2.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.6%
- Lower middle income 2.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 2.4%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2.3%
- South Asia 2.3%
- Upper middle income 2.3%
- Arab World 2.3%
- Middle income 2.2%
- Low & middle income 2.2%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 2.2%
- IBRD only 2.0%
- IDA & IBRD total 1.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.7%
About this data
The share of electricity production from nuclear sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.