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Electricity from nuclear share of each country’s generation

Nuclear power made 8.9% of the world’s electricity in 2024. 2 of 193 countries got half or more of theirs from it.

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

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Electricity from nuclearShare of electricity from nuclear power, 2024

Summary

Nuclear power made 8.9% of the world’s electricity in 2024, 0.1 percentage points less than in 2023. The highest: France 67%, Slovakia 62% and Hungary 42%.

193 countries and territories have a figure for 2024.

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

Countries and territories with data

Every country and territory with a figure for 2024, with 2023 for comparison.
France67%65%+2.2 pts
Slovakia62%62%−0.3 pts
Hungary42%45%−2.6 pts
Bulgaria41%40%+0.9 pts
Belgium41%40%+1.0 pts
Czechia41%40%+0.7 pts
Finland40%42%−2.6 pts
Slovenia35%36%−1.1 pts
Belarus34%28%+6.1 pts
Switzerland31%35%−4.1 pts
South Korea30%29%+1.0 pts
Sweden29%29%+0.2 pts
Armenia29%29%+0.1 pts
United Arab Emirates22%20%+2.0 pts
Romania21%20%+1.0 pts
Spain19%20%−1.0 pts
Russia18%18%−0.6 pts
United States18%18%−0.4 pts
Pakistan15%15%0.0 pts
United Kingdom14%14%+0.4 pts
Canada13%14%−0.5 pts
Japan8.4%7.7%+0.7 pts
Argentina6.8%6%+0.8 pts
China4.5%4.6%−0.1 pts
Taiwan4.2%6.3%−2.1 pts
Mexico3.2%3.2%0.0 pts
South Africa3.2%3.5%−0.3 pts
Netherlands2.9%3.3%−0.4 pts
India2.7%2.5%+0.2 pts
Brazil2.1%2%+0.1 pts
Iran1.8%1.7%0.0 pts
Aruba0%0%0.0 pts
Afghanistan0%0%0.0 pts
Angola0%0%0.0 pts
Albania0%0%0.0 pts
American Samoa0%0%0.0 pts
Antigua and Barbuda0%0%0.0 pts
Australia0%0%0.0 pts
Austria0%0%0.0 pts
Azerbaijan0%0%0.0 pts
Burundi0%0%0.0 pts
Benin0%0%0.0 pts
Burkina Faso0%0%0.0 pts
Bangladesh0%0%0.0 pts
Bahrain0%0%0.0 pts
Bahamas0%0%0.0 pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina0%0%0.0 pts
Belize0%0%0.0 pts
Bolivia0%0%0.0 pts
Barbados0%0%0.0 pts
Brunei0%0%0.0 pts
Bhutan0%0%0.0 pts
Botswana0%0%0.0 pts
Chile0%0%0.0 pts
Côte d'Ivoire0%0%0.0 pts
Cameroon0%0%0.0 pts
Democratic Republic of the Congo0%0%0.0 pts
Republic of the Congo0%0%0.0 pts
Cook Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Colombia0%––
Cabo Verde0%0%0.0 pts
Costa Rica0%0%0.0 pts
Cuba0%0%0.0 pts
Cayman Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Cyprus0%0%0.0 pts
Germany0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Djibouti0%0%0.0 pts
Denmark0%0%0.0 pts
Dominican Republic0%0%0.0 pts
Algeria0%0%0.0 pts
Ecuador0%0%0.0 pts
Egypt0%0%0.0 pts
Eritrea0%0%0.0 pts
Estonia0%0%0.0 pts
Ethiopia0%0%0.0 pts
Fiji0%0%0.0 pts
Gabon0%0%0.0 pts
Georgia0%0%0.0 pts
Ghana0%0%0.0 pts
Guinea0%0%0.0 pts
Gambia0%0%0.0 pts
Guinea-Bissau0%0%0.0 pts
Equatorial Guinea0%0%0.0 pts
Greece0%0%0.0 pts
Grenada0%0%0.0 pts
Greenland0%0%0.0 pts
Guatemala0%0%0.0 pts
Guam0%0%0.0 pts
Guyana0%0%0.0 pts
Hong Kong0%0%0.0 pts
Honduras0%0%0.0 pts
Croatia0%0%0.0 pts
Haiti0%0%0.0 pts
Indonesia0%0%0.0 pts
Ireland0%0%0.0 pts
Iraq0%0%0.0 pts
Iceland0%0%0.0 pts
Israel0%0%0.0 pts
Italy0%0%0.0 pts
Jamaica0%0%0.0 pts
Jordan0%0%0.0 pts
Kazakhstan0%0%0.0 pts
Kenya0%0%0.0 pts
Kyrgyzstan0%0%0.0 pts
Cambodia0%0%0.0 pts
Kiribati0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Kitts and Nevis0%0%0.0 pts
Kuwait0%0%0.0 pts
Laos0%0%0.0 pts
Lebanon0%0%0.0 pts
Liberia0%0%0.0 pts
Libya0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Lucia0%0%0.0 pts
Sri Lanka0%0%0.0 pts
Lithuania0%0%0.0 pts
Luxembourg0%0%0.0 pts
Latvia0%0%0.0 pts
Macao0%0%0.0 pts
Morocco0%0%0.0 pts
Moldova0%0%0.0 pts
Madagascar0%0%0.0 pts
Maldives0%0%0.0 pts
North Macedonia0%0%0.0 pts
Mali0%0%0.0 pts
Malta0%0%0.0 pts
Myanmar0%0%0.0 pts
Montenegro0%0%0.0 pts
Mongolia0%0%0.0 pts
Mozambique0%0%0.0 pts
Mauritania0%0%0.0 pts
Montserrat0%0%0.0 pts
Mauritius0%0%0.0 pts
Malawi0%0%0.0 pts
Malaysia0%0%0.0 pts
Namibia0%0%0.0 pts
New Caledonia0%0%0.0 pts
Niger0%0%0.0 pts
Nigeria0%0%0.0 pts
Nicaragua0%0%0.0 pts
Norway0%0%0.0 pts
Nepal0%0%0.0 pts
Nauru0%0%0.0 pts
New Zealand0%0%0.0 pts
Oman0%0%0.0 pts
Panama0%0%0.0 pts
Peru0%0%0.0 pts
Philippines0%0%0.0 pts
Papua New Guinea0%0%0.0 pts
Poland0%0%0.0 pts
Puerto Rico0%0%0.0 pts
North Korea0%0%0.0 pts
Portugal0%0%0.0 pts
Paraguay0%0%0.0 pts
Palestine0%0%0.0 pts
French Polynesia0%0%0.0 pts
Qatar0%0%0.0 pts
Rwanda0%0%0.0 pts
Saudi Arabia0%0%0.0 pts
Sudan0%0%0.0 pts
Senegal0%0%0.0 pts
Singapore0%0%0.0 pts
Solomon Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Sierra Leone0%0%0.0 pts
El Salvador0%0%0.0 pts
Somalia0%0%0.0 pts
Serbia0%0%0.0 pts
South Sudan0%0%0.0 pts
Suriname0%0%0.0 pts
Eswatini0%0%0.0 pts
Seychelles0%0%0.0 pts
Syria0%0%0.0 pts
Turks and Caicos Islands0%0%0.0 pts
Chad0%0%0.0 pts
Togo0%0%0.0 pts
Thailand0%0%0.0 pts
Tajikistan0%0%0.0 pts
Turkmenistan0%0%0.0 pts
Tonga0%0%0.0 pts
Trinidad and Tobago0%0%0.0 pts
Tunisia0%0%0.0 pts
Türkiye0%0%0.0 pts
Tanzania0%0%0.0 pts
Uganda0%0%0.0 pts
Uruguay0%0%0.0 pts
Uzbekistan0%0%0.0 pts
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0%0%0.0 pts
Venezuela0%0%0.0 pts
Vietnam0%0%0.0 pts
Samoa0%0%0.0 pts
Kosovo0%0%0.0 pts
Yemen0%0%0.0 pts
Zambia0%0%0.0 pts
Zimbabwe0%0%0.0 pts

Source: Ember2023 and 2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

World power mix

Electricity generated in 2024 by source, in terawatt-hours.
SourceTWhShare
Coal10,65234%
Gas and oil7,79025%
Hydro4,46314%
Nuclear2,7758.9%
Wind2,5068.1%
Solar2,1617%
Bioenergy and other7242.3%
Total generated31,071100%

Source: Ember2024Updated 9 Nov 2026

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