Electricity production from nuclear sources in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Electricity production from nuclear sources was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from nuclear sources in Upper middle income, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 2.3% for electricity production from nuclear sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.7% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from nuclear sources in Upper middle income peaked at 4.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
That places Upper middle income 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5% | — |
| 1991 | 4.3% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -42.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,307 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from nuclear sources in Upper middle income?
- Electricity production from nuclear sources in Upper middle income was 2.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from nuclear sources recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for electricity production from nuclear sources?
- Upper middle income ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from nuclear sources rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle 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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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.