Electricity production from nuclear sources in IBRD only
IBRD only: Electricity production from nuclear sources was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.0%
Change on year
down 58.6%
Rank
31st
of 45 groups
All-time high
6.0%
in 1990
All-time low
2.0%
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Electricity production from nuclear sources in IBRD only, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from nuclear sources in IBRD only stood at 2.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 58.6% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from nuclear sources in IBRD only peaked at 6.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
IBRD only ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from nuclear sources in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.0% | — |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -58.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 2.0% | 5.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 28 Netherlands 2.9% compare
- 29 India 2.4% compare
- 30 Brazil 2.1% compare
- 31 Iran 1.6% compare
- 32 Germany 1.4% compare
- 33 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 33 Albania 0.0%
- 33 Algeria 0.0%
- 33 American Samoa 0.0%
- 33 Andorra 0.0%
- 33 Angola 0.0%
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 33 Aruba 0.0%
- 33 Australia 0.0%
- 33 Austria 0.0%
- 33 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 33 Bahamas 0.0%
- 33 Bahrain 0.0%
- 33 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 33 Barbados 0.0%
- 33 Belize 0.0%
- 33 Benin 0.0%
- 33 Bhutan 0.0%
- 33 Bolivia 0.0%
- 33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
- 33 Botswana 0.0%
- 33 British Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 33 Brunei 0.0%
- 33 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 33 Burundi 0.0%
- 33 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 33 Cambodia 0.0%
- 33 Cameroon 0.0%
- 33 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 33 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 33 Chad 0.0%
- 33 Chile 0.0%
- 33 Colombia 0.0%
- 33 Comoros 0.0%
- 33 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0%
- 33 Congo 0.0%
- 33 Costa Rica 0.0%
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0%
- 33 Croatia 0.0%
- 33 Cuba 0.0%
- 33 Curacao 0.0%
- 33 Cyprus 0.0%
- 33 Denmark 0.0%
- 33 Djibouti 0.0%
- 33 Dominica 0.0%
- 33 Dominican Republic 0.0%
- 33 Ecuador 0.0%
- 33 Egypt 0.0%
- 33 El Salvador 0.0%
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 0.0%
- 33 Eritrea 0.0%
- 33 Estonia 0.0%
- 33 Eswatini 0.0%
- 33 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 33 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 33 Fiji 0.0%
- 33 French Polynesia 0.0%
- 33 Gabon 0.0%
- 33 Gambia 0.0%
- 33 Georgia 0.0%
- 33 Ghana 0.0%
- 33 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 33 Greece 0.0%
- 33 Greenland 0.0%
- 33 Grenada 0.0%
- 33 Guam 0.0%
- 33 Guatemala 0.0%
- 33 Guinea 0.0%
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 33 Guyana 0.0%
- 33 Haiti 0.0%
- 33 Honduras 0.0%
- 33 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 33 Iceland 0.0%
- 33 Indonesia 0.0%
- 33 Iraq 0.0%
- 33 Ireland 0.0%
- 33 Israel 0.0%
- 33 Italy 0.0%
- 33 Jamaica 0.0%
- 33 Jordan 0.0%
- 33 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 33 Kenya 0.0%
- 33 Kiribati 0.0%
- 33 North Korea 0.0%
- 33 Kosovo 0.0%
- 33 Kuwait 0.0%
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 33 Laos 0.0%
- 33 Latvia 0.0%
- 33 Lebanon 0.0%
- 33 Lesotho 0.0%
- 33 Liberia 0.0%
- 33 Libya 0.0%
- 33 Lithuania 0.0% compare
- 33 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 33 Madagascar 0.0%
- 33 Malawi 0.0%
- 33 Malaysia 0.0%
- 33 Maldives 0.0%
- 33 Mali 0.0%
- 33 Malta 0.0%
- 33 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 33 Mauritania 0.0%
- 33 Mauritius 0.0%
- 33 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 33 Moldova 0.0%
- 33 Mongolia 0.0%
- 33 Montenegro 0.0%
- 33 Morocco 0.0%
- 33 Mozambique 0.0%
- 33 Myanmar 0.0%
- 33 Namibia 0.0%
- 33 Nauru 0.0%
- 33 Nepal 0.0%
- 33 New Caledonia 0.0%
- 33 New Zealand 0.0%
- 33 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 33 Niger 0.0%
- 33 Nigeria 0.0%
- 33 North Macedonia 0.0%
- 33 Norway 0.0%
- 33 Oman 0.0%
- 33 Palau 0.0%
- 33 Panama 0.0%
- 33 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 33 Paraguay 0.0%
- 33 Peru 0.0%
- 33 Philippines 0.0%
- 33 Poland 0.0%
- 33 Portugal 0.0%
- 33 Puerto Rico 0.0%
- 33 Qatar 0.0%
- 33 Rwanda 0.0%
- 33 Samoa 0.0%
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 33 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 33 Senegal 0.0%
- 33 Serbia 0.0%
- 33 Seychelles 0.0%
- 33 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 33 Singapore 0.0%
- 33 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 33 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 33 Somalia 0.0%
- 33 South Sudan 0.0%
- 33 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 33 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 33 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0%
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 33 Sudan 0.0%
- 33 Suriname 0.0%
- 33 Syria 0.0%
- 33 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 33 Tanzania 0.0%
- 33 Thailand 0.0%
- 33 East Timor 0.0%
- 33 Togo 0.0%
- 33 Tonga 0.0%
- 33 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 33 Tunisia 0.0%
- 33 Turkey 0.0%
- 33 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 33 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 33 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 33 Uganda 0.0%
- 33 Uruguay 0.0%
- 33 Uzbekistan 0.0%
- 33 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 33 Venezuela 0.0%
- 33 Vietnam 0.0%
- 33 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 33 Palestine 0.0%
- 33 Yemen 0.0%
- 33 Zambia 0.0%
- 33 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More energy & mining data for IBRD only
- Fuel imports 17.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 8.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.1% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 12.1% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.6% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 3,347 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from nuclear sources in IBRD only?
- Electricity production from nuclear sources in IBRD only was 2.0% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for electricity production from nuclear sources?
- IBRD only ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from nuclear sources rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.