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Nuclear Share of Electricity
Share of electricity generation from nuclear power plants.
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Key Insights
Global Average
N/A
0Countries Covered
119
with available data
Highest
France
67.9%
Lowest
Myanmar
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1France67.9%
2Slovakia61.8%
3Hungary42.2%
4Bulgaria41.2%
5Belgium41.1%
By Region
EuropeN/A(41 countries)
AsiaN/A(37 countries)
North AmericaN/A(8 countries)
Africa0.2%(20 countries)
South AmericaN/A(10 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (50.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: N/A)
Africa (20)
Europe (41)
Asia (37)
North America (8)
South America (10)
Oceania (3)
About This Statistic
The percentage of total electricity from nuclear fission. Nuclear provides low-carbon baseload power but faces challenges around cost, waste, and public acceptance.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 67.9% |
| 2 | Slovakia | 61.8% |
| 3 | Hungary | 42.2% |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 41.2% |
| 5 | Belgium | 41.1% |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 40.8% |
| 7 | Finland | 39.7% |
| 8 | Slovenia | 34.9% |
| 9 | Belarus | 34.3% |
| 10 | Switzerland | 31.7% |
| 11 | Armenia | 30.5% |
| 12 | South Korea | 30.2% |
| 13 | Sweden | 29.5% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 22.9% |
| 15 | Romania | 20.7% |
| 16 | Spain | 19.4% |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 17.8% |
| 18 | United States of America | 17.8% |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 14.3% |
| 20 | Pakistan | 13.5% |
| 21 | Canada | 13.4% |
| 22 | Japan | 8.4% |
| 23 | Argentina | 6.9% |
| 24 | People's Republic of China | 4.5% |
| 25 | Taiwan, Province of China | 4.2% |
| 26 | Mexico | 3.5% |
| 27 | South Africa | 3.1% |
| 28 | Netherlands | 2.9% |
| 29 | India | 2.7% |
| 30 | Brazil | 2.1% |
| 31 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.9% |
| 32 | Myanmar | 0.0% |
| 33 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | % |
| 35 | Chad | % |
| 36 | Chile | 0.0% |
| 37 | Colombia | 0.0% |
| 38 | Republic of the Congo | % |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | % |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 41 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 42 | Cuba | % |
| 43 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 44 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% |
| 46 | Ecuador | 0.0% |
| 47 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | % |
| 49 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 50 | Gabon | % |
| 51 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 52 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 53 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 54 | Guyana | % |
| 55 | Hong Kong | % |
| 56 | Iceland | % |
| 57 | Indonesia | 0.0% |
| 58 | Iraq | % |
| 59 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 60 | Israel | % |
| 61 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 63 | Kenya | 0.0% |
| 64 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 66 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 67 | Libya | % |
| 68 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 70 | Madagascar | % |
| 71 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 72 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 73 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 74 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 75 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 76 | Morocco | 0.0% |
| 77 | Mozambique | % |
| 78 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 79 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 80 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 81 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | % |
| 83 | Peru | 0.0% |
| 84 | Philippines | 0.0% |
| 85 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 86 | Portugal | 0.0% |
| 87 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 89 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 90 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 91 | Vietnam | 0.0% |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | % |
| 93 | South Sudan | % |
| 94 | Sudan | % |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | % |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 97 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | % |
| 99 | Tunisia | 0.0% |
| 100 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | % |
| 102 | Ukraine | % |
| 103 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 104 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 105 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | % |
| 107 | Venezuela | % |
| 108 | Yemen | % |
| 109 | Zambia | % |
| 110 | Algeria | % |
| 111 | Angola | % |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 113 | Australia | 0.0% |
| 114 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 115 | Bahrain | % |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
| 117 | Bolivia | 0.0% |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | % |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data based on Energy Institute (2024).
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