Data for 2018

Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2018

Figures for 2018, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 covers 193 countries on 4 measures. France is highest, at 71.66; 162 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2017, 31 values changed (15 up, 16 down), the same countries are covered.

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Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2018

HighestFrance

71.66

Lowest162 countries share it

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

193countries
4measures per country
2018the year it describes
32distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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FranceFRAWestern Europe	71.66	91.419	19.757	576.24
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	55.66	77.457	21.793	26.66
UkraineUKREastern Europe	52.80	60.947	8.151	159.86
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	49.08	60.842	11.763	32.05
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	41.96	97.760	55.797	163.36
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	38.72	61.947	23.230	73.87
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	38.48	97.134	58.651	66.29
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	35.86	68.238	32.382	16.12
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	34.68	54.848	20.168	46.51
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	34.45	45.313	10.859	86.84
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	32.45	78.214	45.764	70.23
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	25.03	55.468	30.435	7.59
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	22.52	27.206	4.689	592.91
SpainESPSouthern Europe	20.55	58.821	38.272	271.40
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	19.49	52.493	33.000	333.76
United StatesUSANorthern America	19.21	36.659	17.450	4,201.55
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	18.44	35.754	17.310	1,109.19
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	17.76	58.639	40.877	64.07
CanadaCANNorthern America	15.13	80.675	65.546	661.20
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	12.02	47.278	35.258	632.28
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	10.05	13.988	3.941	275.53
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	7.20	32.879	25.678	129.02
ArgentinaARGSouth America	4.68	28.676	23.995	146.78
JapanJPNEastern Asia	4.54	20.726	16.191	1,082.93
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	4.52	9.387	4.869	256.30
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	4.14	29.468	25.332	7,133.23
MexicoMEXCentral America	3.88	19.694	15.815	349.29
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	3.10	19.797	16.693	113.10
BrazilBRASouth America	2.61	84.963	82.358	601.39
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2.49	18.778	16.294	1,571.65
IranIRNSouthern Asia	2.21	5.673	3.467	312.35
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.00	82.906	82.906	1.17
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.00	100.000	100.000	8.55
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.00	1.068	1.068	76.75
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.16
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.00	79.452	79.452	13.14
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.00	2.778	2.778	0.36
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.00	16.495	16.495	0.97
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.00	18.844	18.844	262.63
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.00	77.408	77.408	64.67
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.00	7.760	7.760	25.13
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.000	2.00
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.00	0.034	0.034	29.55
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.00	1.769	1.769	79.15
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.00	2.885	2.885	1.04
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.00	2.077	2.077	38.99
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.00	92.683	92.683	0.41
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.19
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.00	100.000	100.000	6.89
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.00	29.582	29.582	10.04
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.00	34.347	34.347	19.07
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.00	0.322	0.322	3.11
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.16
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	0.000	0.000	4.30
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.00	14.439	14.439	1.87
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.00	71.429	71.429	0.35
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.00	20.930	20.930	0.43
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.00	58.899	58.899	8.54
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.00	1.493	1.493	0.67
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.00	100.000	100.000	0.15
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.00	5.882	5.882	0.34
ChileCHLSouth America	0.00	45.866	45.866	81.76
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.00	76.333	76.333	78.21
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.10
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.00	40.000	40.000	0.05
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.00	98.601	98.601	11.44
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.00	29.880	29.880	10.04
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.00	72.337	72.337	13.52
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.00	3.462	3.462	20.80
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.00	9.486	9.486	5.06
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.00	68.686	68.686	30.21
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.05
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.00	18.182	18.182	0.11
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.00	13.776	13.776	19.60
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.00	99.904	99.904	10.46
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.00	71.912	71.912	29.23
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.00	32.593	32.593	1.35
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.00	12.821	12.821	0.39
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.00	16.087	16.087	12.37
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.00	95.918	95.918	0.49
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.00	100.000	100.000	14.23
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.00	48.571	48.571	0.35
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.00	59.091	59.091	1.10
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.00	29.412	29.412	0.68
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.00	47.122	47.122	2.78
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.39
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.00	82.475	82.475	12.04
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.00	40.711	40.711	14.91
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.00	30.679	30.679	52.61
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.00	80.769	80.769	0.52
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.23
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.00	4.046	4.046	1.73
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.00	66.113	66.113	13.25
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.00	62.371	62.371	1.94
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.08
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.00	2.632	2.632	1.14
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.00	18.269	18.269	1.04
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.00	62.822	62.822	9.71
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.00	0.410	0.410	36.57
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.00	100.000	100.000	19.69
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.00	1.910	1.910	98.41
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.00	33.312	33.312	31.04
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.00	2.724	2.724	69.02
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.00	39.995	39.995	286.06
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.00	14.646	14.646	3.96
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.00	10.604	10.604	20.37
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.00	86.283	86.283	11.30
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.03
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.00	5.076	5.076	5.91
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.00	0.121	0.121	74.13
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.00	91.834	91.834	15.43
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	65.078	65.078	34.42
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.00	51.935	51.935	6.72
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.00	2.209	2.209	21.28
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.00	100.000	100.000	0.52
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.00	31.707	31.707	0.41
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.00	0.029	0.029	34.18
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.00	75.342	75.342	2.92
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.00	70.833	70.833	0.96
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.00	27.692	27.692	0.65
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.00	43.277	43.277	2.38
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.00	81.768	81.768	1.81
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.00	3.797	3.797	0.79
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.00	40.166	40.166	3.61
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.00	10.152	10.152	1.97
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.00	30.137	30.137	1.46
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.00	20.513	20.513	3.12
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.00	5.948	5.948	5.38
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.00	6.697	6.697	6.57
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.00	59.211	59.211	3.80
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.01
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.00	19.821	19.821	34.56
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.00	81.797	81.797	17.14
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	58.179	58.179	21.64
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.00	98.582	98.582	1.41
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.04
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.00	100.000	100.000	4.84
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.00	12.000	12.000	3.50
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.00	83.398	83.398	43.73
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.00	58.710	58.710	4.65
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.00	1.887	1.887	0.53
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.00	21.166	21.166	36.71
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.00	51.269	51.269	24.83
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.00	34.938	34.938	5.61
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.00	98.020	98.020	145.94
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.00	0.132	0.132	37.76
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.00	14.286	14.286	0.42
PanamaPANCentral America	0.00	77.768	77.768	11.20
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.00	22.936	22.936	4.36
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.00	100.000	100.000	59.34
PeruPERSouth America	0.00	61.131	61.131	54.62
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	23.371	23.371	99.74
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.00	12.760	12.760	169.43
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.00	50.403	50.403	58.35
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.00	2.657	2.657	17.69
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.00	0.312	0.312	48.06
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.00	35.065	35.065	3.08
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.00	41.463	41.463	0.82
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.00	4.348	4.348	0.23
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.00	2.439	2.439	0.41
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.00	13.333	13.333	0.15
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.00	40.000	40.000	0.15
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.10
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.00	14.170	14.170	4.94
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.00	29.725	29.725	36.67
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.00	1.923	1.923	0.52
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.00	66.667	66.667	0.27
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.10
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.00	5.405	5.405	0.37
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.54
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.00	59.756	59.756	16.40
SurinameSURSouth America	0.00	53.158	53.158	1.90
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.00	3.495	3.495	22.32
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.00	93.161	93.161	19.74
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.00	31.737	31.737	7.31
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.00	35.000	35.000	0.60
TongaTONPolynesia	0.00	14.286	14.286	0.07
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.00	0.108	0.108	9.23
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.00	2.629	2.629	20.92
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.00	32.257	32.257	300.15
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.00	0.000	0.000	25.36
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.00	0.000	0.000	0.26
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.00	92.791	92.791	4.30
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.00	0.882	0.882	136.01
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.00	1.613	1.613	0.62
UruguayURYSouth America	0.00	97.536	97.536	14.61
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.00	9.359	9.359	63.15
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.00	25.000	25.000	0.08
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.00	58.369	58.369	99.71
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.00	38.714	38.714	217.18
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.00	13.754	13.754	3.49
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.00	84.644	84.644	16.28
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.00	55.673	55.673	9.43

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

France71.66
Slovakia55.66
Ukraine52.80
Hungary49.08
Sweden41.96

Lowest

Zimbabweshared0.00
Zambiashared0.00
Yemenshared0.00
Kosovoshared0.00
Samoashared0.00

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.00. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Low-carbon: renewables + nuclear (% of generation)
Highest8 share it
Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 30.137
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest8 share it
Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 23.371
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina7,133.23
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 10.04

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
31values changed, of 193 in both
15 · 16rose · fell
162unchanged

Rose most

Switzerland33.88 → 38.48+4.60
Sweden40.01 → 41.96+1.96
Japan2.70 → 4.54+1.84
Taiwan8.31 → 10.05+1.74
Czechia33.05 → 34.45+1.41

Fell most

Belgium49.48 → 38.72−10.77
Armenia32.01 → 25.03−6.97
Slovenia39.19 → 35.86−3.33
South Korea25.75 → 22.52−3.23
Ukraine54.85 → 52.80−2.05

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 162 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
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Every one of the 193 countries has every column.

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