Electricity production from nuclear sources in Euro area
Euro area: Electricity production from nuclear sources was 23.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from nuclear sources in Euro area, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 23.8% for electricity production from nuclear sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from nuclear sources in Euro area peaked at 37.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from nuclear sources in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.1% | — |
| 1991 | 35.0% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 37.2% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 35.0% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.6% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 26.4% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.1% | 26.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More energy & mining data for Euro area
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 23.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 6,014 kWh per capita (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from nuclear sources in Euro area?
- Electricity production from nuclear sources in Euro area was 23.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2022.
- How does Euro area rank for electricity production from nuclear sources?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from nuclear sources rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.