Electricity production from nuclear sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Electricity production from nuclear sources was 7.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from nuclear sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 7.6% for electricity production from nuclear sources in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from nuclear sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 15.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from nuclear sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.7% | — |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 13.8% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 10.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.6% | 10.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More energy & mining data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 9.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 18.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.3% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.9% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 15.7% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,152 kWh per capita (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from nuclear sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from nuclear sources in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 7.6% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from nuclear sources?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from nuclear sources rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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.