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Electricity from nuclear power — share of total electricity generation (2023)
Share of each country’s electricity generated from nuclear power in 2023, based on Ember’s global electricity dataset (150+ countries).
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.7%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
France
65.0%
Lowest
Brunei Darussalam
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1France65.0%
2Slovakia60.0%
3Ukraine55.0%
4Hungary46.0%
5Belgium42.0%
By Region
Europe12.5%(32 countries)
North America9.5%(4 countries)
Asia1.7%(26 countries)
South America0.3%(7 countries)
Other0.2%(106 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 (65.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.7%)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Other (106)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Share of each country’s electricity generated from nuclear power in 2023, based on Ember’s global electricity dataset (150+ countries). Source: Ember.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 65.0% |
| 2 | Slovakia | 60.0% |
| 3 | Ukraine | 55.0% |
| 4 | Hungary | 46.0% |
| 5 | Belgium | 42.0% |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 37.0% |
| 7 | Switzerland | 33.0% |
| 8 | South Korea | 28.0% |
| 9 | Spain | 20.0% |
| 10 | Romania | 19.0% |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 19.0% |
| 12 | United States of America | 19.0% |
| 13 | Canada | 15.0% |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 14.0% |
| 15 | Japan | 7.0% |
| 16 | Germany | 6.0% |
| 17 | People's Republic of China | 5.0% |
| 18 | Mexico | 4.0% |
| 19 | India | 3.0% |
| 20 | Netherlands | 3.0% |
| 21 | Brazil | 2.0% |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 0.0% |
| 23 | Myanmar | 0.0% |
| 24 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 25 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 26 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 27 | Cameroon | 0.0% |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% |
| 32 | Chad | 0.0% |
| 33 | Chile | 0.0% |
| 34 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.0% |
| 36 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 37 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 38 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0.0% |
| 40 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 41 | Cuba | 0.0% |
| 42 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 43 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 44 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% |
| 46 | Ecuador | 0.0% |
| 47 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 0.0% |
| 50 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 51 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 52 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 53 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% |
| 54 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 55 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 56 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 57 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 58 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 59 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 60 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 61 | Ghana | 0.0% |
| 62 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 63 | Guatemala | 0.0% |
| 64 | Guinea | 0.0% |
| 65 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 66 | Haiti | 0.0% |
| 67 | Honduras | 0.0% |
| 68 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 69 | Indonesia | 0.0% |
| 70 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0% |
| 71 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 72 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 73 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 74 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% |
| 76 | Jamaica | 0.0% |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 78 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 79 | Kenya | 0.0% |
| 80 | North Korea | 0.0% |
| 81 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% |
| 84 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 85 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 86 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 87 | Libya | 0.0% |
| 88 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% |
| 89 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 91 | Madagascar | 0.0% |
| 92 | Malawi | 0.0% |
| 93 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 94 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 95 | Mali | 0.0% |
| 96 | Mauritania | 0.0% |
| 97 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 98 | Monaco | 0.0% |
| 99 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 100 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 101 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 102 | Morocco | 0.0% |
| 103 | Mozambique | 0.0% |
| 104 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 105 | Namibia | 0.0% |
| 106 | Nepal | 0.0% |
| 107 | Curaçao | 0.0% |
| 108 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 110 | Vanuatu | 0.0% |
| 111 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 0.0% |
| 113 | Niger | 0.0% |
| 114 | Nigeria | 0.0% |
| 115 | Norway | 0.0% |
| 116 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 118 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 119 | Pakistan | 0.0% |
| 120 | Panama | 0.0% |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% |
| 122 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 123 | Peru | 0.0% |
| 124 | Philippines | 0.0% |
| 125 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 126 | Portugal | 0.0% |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% |
| 128 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 129 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 130 | Rwanda | 0.0% |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 132 | Senegal | 0.0% |
| 133 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 134 | Seychelles | 0.0% |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 136 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 137 | Vietnam | 0.0% |
| 138 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 139 | Somalia | 0.0% |
| 140 | South Africa | 0.0% |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% |
| 142 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 143 | Sudan | 0.0% |
| 144 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 145 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 146 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 147 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 148 | Tajikistan | 0.0% |
| 149 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 150 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 153 | Tunisia | 0.0% |
| 154 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 155 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 156 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 157 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 158 | Uganda | 0.0% |
| 159 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 160 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 161 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0% |
| 162 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% |
| 163 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 164 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% |
| 165 | Venezuela | 0.0% |
| 166 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 167 | Zambia | 0.0% |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 0.0% |
| 169 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 170 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 171 | Angola | 0.0% |
| 172 | Argentina | 0.0% |
| 173 | Australia | 0.0% |
| 174 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 175 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 176 | Bangladesh | 0.0% |
| 177 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 178 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 179 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 180 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 181 | Bolivia | 0.0% |
| 182 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 183 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 184 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
| 186 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Ember (2023).
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