Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of electricity generation from nuclear was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Netherlands, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from nuclear in Netherlands stood at 3.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from nuclear in Netherlands peaked at 6.3% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1997.
Netherlands ranks 27th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 6.2% | — |
| 1986 | 6.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 5.3% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 5.5% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 5.0% | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -42.8% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +50.5% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +39.4% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -12.3% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 6 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.4174 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from nuclear in Netherlands?
- Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Netherlands was 3.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from nuclear recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from nuclear recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1997.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of electricity generation from nuclear?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from nuclear rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from nuclear. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.