Data for 2024
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2024
Figures for 2024, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 covers 183 countries on 4 measures. France is highest, at 67.40; 152 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2023, 32 values changed (16 up, 16 down), 8 left.
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2024
HighestFrance
67.40Lowest152 countries share it
0.00Shaded 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.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 183 countries · select a heading to sort
| FranceFRAWestern Europe | 67.40 | 94.923 | 27.526 | 564.493 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 61.76 | 85.806 | 24.051 | 29.520 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 42.19 | 73.612 | 31.425 | 37.973 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 41.23 | 71.104 | 29.876 | 38.275 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 41.13 | 76.336 | 35.205 | 75.978 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 40.78 | 57.695 | 16.914 | 72.828 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 39.56 | 95.339 | 55.777 | 82.400 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 34.95 | 76.067 | 41.121 | 16.712 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 34.24 | 37.320 | 3.077 | 45.820 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 30.65 | 98.099 | 67.449 | 78.370 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 30.18 | 39.891 | 9.709 | 625.380 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 29.46 | 98.791 | 69.335 | 172.023 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 29.13 | 61.019 | 31.894 | 9.030 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 22.92 | 31.733 | 8.812 | 177.260 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 20.69 | 67.205 | 46.513 | 52.723 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 19.41 | 76.745 | 57.333 | 280.922 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 17.84 | 35.935 | 18.098 | 1,209.310 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 17.81 | 41.869 | 24.063 | 4,391.020 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 15.34 | 56.473 | 41.130 | 151.010 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 14.28 | 64.932 | 50.648 | 284.160 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 13.42 | 77.694 | 64.272 | 636.790 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 8.35 | 31.289 | 22.935 | 1,016.390 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 6.85 | 41.237 | 34.385 | 152.510 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 4.50 | 37.655 | 33.158 | 10,025.008 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 4.22 | 15.141 | 10.920 | 288.560 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 3.47 | 24.582 | 21.116 | 355.180 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 3.15 | 15.663 | 12.512 | 247.520 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 2.92 | 53.663 | 50.745 | 122.344 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 2.69 | 22.443 | 19.756 | 2,035.197 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 2.12 | 89.449 | 87.333 | 745.720 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 1.86 | 7.176 | 5.318 | 395.790 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 86.869 | 86.869 | 0.990 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 100.000 | 100.000 | 8.340 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.00 | 1.069 | 1.069 | 96.360 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.00 | 5.556 | 5.556 | 0.180 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 73.701 | 73.701 | 15.590 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.00 | 8.108 | 8.108 | 0.370 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.00 | 17.000 | 17.000 | 1.000 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.00 | 35.077 | 35.077 | 281.640 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.00 | 86.226 | 86.226 | 78.477 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.00 | 11.746 | 11.746 | 27.840 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.889 | 0.889 | 2.250 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.00 | 0.264 | 0.264 | 37.950 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 1.887 | 1.887 | 101.740 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.00 | 9.009 | 9.009 | 1.110 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.00 | 87.234 | 87.234 | 0.470 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.00 | 3.960 | 3.960 | 1.010 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 100.000 | 11.000 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.00 | 33.999 | 33.999 | 13.530 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 39.693 | 39.693 | 15.277 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.00 | 0.292 | 0.292 | 3.430 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 0.180 | 0.180 | 5.560 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 17.160 | 17.160 | 1.690 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 75.510 | 75.510 | 0.490 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 30.769 | 30.769 | 0.520 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 73.140 | 73.140 | 7.260 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.00 | 4.225 | 4.225 | 0.710 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 5.405 | 5.405 | 0.370 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.00 | 70.041 | 70.041 | 88.620 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.00 | 61.342 | 61.342 | 89.140 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.00 | 50.000 | 50.000 | 0.040 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.00 | 99.909 | 99.909 | 11.000 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.00 | 28.916 | 28.916 | 10.790 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 73.435 | 73.435 | 15.282 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.00 | 4.014 | 4.014 | 19.430 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.00 | 23.823 | 23.823 | 5.776 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 89.233 | 89.233 | 35.198 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 35.000 | 35.000 | 0.200 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.00 | 18.851 | 18.851 | 24.030 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 100.000 | 15.920 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.00 | 72.443 | 72.443 | 32.660 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 26.846 | 26.846 | 1.490 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 11.111 | 11.111 | 0.450 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 55.659 | 55.659 | 6.247 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 96.721 | 96.721 | 0.610 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.00 | 100.000 | 100.000 | 25.200 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.00 | 63.478 | 63.478 | 1.150 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.00 | 34.722 | 34.722 | 0.720 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 35.385 | 35.385 | 2.600 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.510 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.00 | 79.828 | 79.828 | 13.930 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.00 | 58.292 | 58.292 | 491.819 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 36.218 | 36.218 | 24.270 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 49.230 | 49.230 | 57.081 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.00 | 83.333 | 83.333 | 0.600 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.240 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.00 | 8.602 | 8.602 | 1.860 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.00 | 68.334 | 68.334 | 15.790 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.00 | 75.186 | 75.186 | 4.030 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.080 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.00 | 2.899 | 2.899 | 1.380 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.00 | 18.605 | 18.605 | 0.860 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.00 | 55.449 | 55.449 | 12.480 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.00 | 1.042 | 1.042 | 37.440 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 100.000 | 100.000 | 19.050 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.00 | 1.623 | 1.623 | 149.730 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 46.513 | 46.513 | 31.073 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.00 | 13.806 | 13.806 | 80.400 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.00 | 50.173 | 50.173 | 267.564 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.00 | 12.602 | 12.602 | 4.920 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.00 | 24.081 | 24.081 | 23.670 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.00 | 91.478 | 91.478 | 13.260 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.00 | 25.000 | 25.000 | 0.040 |
 KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 8.593 | 8.593 | 6.750 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.00 | 2.238 | 2.238 | 92.490 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.00 | 88.776 | 88.776 | 15.770 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 76.716 | 76.716 | 52.310 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.00 | 73.503 | 73.503 | 6.341 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 43.820 | 43.820 | 5.340 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.00 | 54.386 | 54.386 | 0.570 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 34.590 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 84.323 | 84.323 | 7.399 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.00 | 90.728 | 90.728 | 1.510 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.00 | 30.769 | 30.769 | 0.780 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.00 | 42.387 | 42.387 | 2.430 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.00 | 95.628 | 95.628 | 1.830 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 7.059 | 7.059 | 0.850 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.00 | 19.463 | 19.463 | 5.960 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 15.525 | 15.525 | 2.190 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.00 | 22.705 | 22.705 | 2.070 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.00 | 17.889 | 17.889 | 3.410 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.00 | 10.708 | 10.708 | 6.070 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.00 | 8.844 | 8.844 | 8.820 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.00 | 59.490 | 59.490 | 3.530 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.010 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 24.410 | 24.410 | 42.400 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.00 | 83.426 | 83.426 | 19.790 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 47.858 | 47.858 | 21.710 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.00 | 97.561 | 97.561 | 1.640 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.00 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 0.050 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.00 | 100.000 | 100.000 | 11.130 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.00 | 26.923 | 26.923 | 3.120 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.00 | 85.980 | 85.980 | 44.010 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.00 | 62.389 | 62.389 | 4.520 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.00 | 3.158 | 3.158 | 0.950 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.00 | 25.000 | 25.000 | 37.560 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.00 | 63.358 | 63.358 | 27.100 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 39.461 | 39.461 | 6.310 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.00 | 98.606 | 98.606 | 157.105 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.00 | 4.888 | 4.888 | 49.100 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.00 | 39.394 | 39.394 | 0.990 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.00 | 67.982 | 67.982 | 13.430 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.00 | 23.679 | 23.679 | 4.730 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.00 | 100.000 | 100.000 | 42.410 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.00 | 60.111 | 60.111 | 59.290 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 20.472 | 20.472 | 124.170 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.00 | 31.136 | 31.136 | 172.093 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 85.197 | 85.197 | 47.289 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.00 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 20.000 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.00 | 4.023 | 4.023 | 56.680 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.00 | 20.879 | 20.879 | 5.460 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 49.558 | 49.558 | 1.130 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.00 | 8.696 | 8.696 | 0.230 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.00 | 2.500 | 2.500 | 0.400 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.00 | 13.333 | 13.333 | 0.150 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.00 | 43.750 | 43.750 | 0.160 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.00 | 19.790 | 19.790 | 7.630 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.00 | 32.062 | 32.062 | 36.960 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.00 | 15.873 | 15.873 | 0.630 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.00 | 95.238 | 95.238 | 0.210 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.00 | 9.091 | 9.091 | 0.110 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.00 | 20.930 | 20.930 | 0.430 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.00 | 1.786 | 1.786 | 0.560 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 79.689 | 79.689 | 14.770 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.00 | 52.874 | 52.874 | 1.740 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.00 | 3.537 | 3.537 | 24.880 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.00 | 94.595 | 94.595 | 22.200 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 32.919 | 32.919 | 8.840 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.00 | 29.577 | 29.577 | 0.710 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.00 | 14.286 | 14.286 | 0.070 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.00 | 0.105 | 0.105 | 9.550 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.00 | 4.399 | 4.399 | 21.370 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.00 | 45.614 | 45.614 | 341.230 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.00 | 0.030 | 0.030 | 33.010 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.00 | 3.704 | 3.704 | 0.270 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.00 | 97.074 | 97.074 | 5.810 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.00 | 98.878 | 98.878 | 13.370 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.00 | 15.951 | 15.951 | 81.500 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.00 | 91.139 | 91.139 | 80.130 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 | 42.282 | 42.282 | 303.580 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.00 | 11.238 | 11.238 | 5.250 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.00 | 87.475 | 87.475 | 19.720 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.00 | 57.115 | 57.115 | 10.260 |
02In 2024
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
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)
Highest7 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 37.320
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 31.894
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
China10,025.008Lowest
Montserrat0.010Middle country: 13.370
032023 → 2024
Since 2023
What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −8countries joined / left
- 32values changed, of 183 in both
- 16 · 16rose · fell
- 151unchanged
Rose most
- Belarus28.10 → 34.24+6.14
- United Arab Emirates20.56 → 22.92+2.36
- France65.20 → 67.40+2.20
- Romania19.65 → 20.69+1.04
- Belgium40.10 → 41.13+1.04
Fell most
- Switzerland34.79 → 30.65−4.14
- Hungary44.80 → 42.19−2.61
- Finland42.09 → 39.56−2.52
- Taiwan6.31 → 4.22−2.09
- Germany1.43 → 0.00−1.43
− Central African Republic
− Comoros
− Dominica
− Faroe Islands
− São Tomé and Príncipe
− British Virgin Islands
− United States Virgin Islands
− VanuatuChanges 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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
32 distinct values among 183
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 152 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 183 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2024: questions and answers
Which country has the highest nuclear electricity in Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2024?
France, at 67.40, of the 183 countries in the file.
What year does Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 describe?
2024.
How many countries does Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 cover?
183.
Where can I download Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2024?
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Is Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2024 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-26, when it was read from the publisher.