Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total) by country
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.
Countries reporting
208
Highest
66.8%
France
Lowest
0.0%
Zimbabwe
Median
0.0%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
7,594
What the numbers show
Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 66.8% in France; the lowest is 0.0% in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 3.6%.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 254.4%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 90.7%).
Electricity production from nuclear sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 66.8% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 2 | Slovakia | 61.9% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ukraine | 49.4% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 4 | Hungary | 42.2% | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 40.5% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 6 | Czechia | 40.2% | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 40.2% | 2023 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 39.2% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 34.3% | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 10 | South Korea | 31.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 11 | Armenia | 30.8% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 29.3% | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 13 | Switzerland | 29.1% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 14 | Belarus | 28.3% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 19.7% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Romania | 19.3% | 2023 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 18.9% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 18 | Russia | 18.7% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 19 | United States | 17.7% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 17.3% | 2023 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 14.2% | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 22 | Canada | 13.9% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 23 | Japan | 9.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Argentina | 7.3% | 2024 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 25 | China | 4.6% | 2023 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 3.7% | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 27 | Mexico | 3.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 28 | Netherlands | 2.9% | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 29 | India | 2.4% | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 2.1% | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 31 | Iran | 1.6% | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Germany | 1.4% | 2023 | down 90.7% | falling |
| 33 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Angola | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Albania | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Andorra | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | American Samoa | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Australia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Austria | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Benin | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 33 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Belize | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Bolivia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Chile | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Congo | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Colombia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Curacao | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Algeria | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Ecuador | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Gabon | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2014 | — | flat |
| 33 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Greece | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Guam | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Guyana | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Hong Kong | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Haiti | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Israel | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Italy | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Kenya | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Laos | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Lebanon | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Liberia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Libya | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Mali | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Malta | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Myanmar | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Niger | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Norway | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Nauru | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | New Zealand | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Oman | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Panama | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Peru | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Philippines | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Palau | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Puerto Rico | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | North Korea | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Serbia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Syria | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Chad | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Togo | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | East Timor | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Turkey | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Tanzania | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Venezuela | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Vietnam | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.0%
- Euro area 23.8%
- European Union 23.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 20.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 19.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 18.3%
- High income 17.7%
- North America 17.3%
- OECD members 16.5%
- World 15.5%
- East Asia & Pacific 14.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.4%
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.