Electricity production from nuclear sources in Ukraine
Ukraine: Electricity production from nuclear sources was 49.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from nuclear sources in Ukraine, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from nuclear sources in Ukraine stood at 49.4%.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from nuclear sources in Ukraine peaked at 55.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1990.
Ukraine ranks 3rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from nuclear sources in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.5% | — |
| 1991 | 27.0% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +19.6% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 41.9% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.8% | 25.5% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 44.0% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 42.8% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 49.4% | 55.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from nuclear sources in Ukraine?
- Electricity production from nuclear sources in Ukraine was 49.4% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1990.
- How does Ukraine rank for electricity production from nuclear sources?
- Ukraine ranks 3rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from nuclear sources rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.