Nuclear electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Nuclear electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 189 countries was 1.97 million kilowatts. The highest value was in the USA: 94.66 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million kilowatts; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Nuclear electricity capacity, 2022 Global rank Available data
USA 94.66 1 1980 - 2023
France 61.37 2 1980 - 2023
China 52.15 3 1980 - 2023
Russia 27.73 4 1992 - 2023
South Korea 24.49 5 1980 - 2023
Canada 13.62 6 1980 - 2023
Ukraine 13.11 7 1992 - 2023
Japan 9.87 8 1980 - 2023
Spain 7.12 9 1980 - 2023
Sweden 6.94 10 1980 - 2023
India 6.78 11 1980 - 2023
UK 5.88 12 1980 - 2023
Finland 4.68 13 1980 - 2023
Germany 4.06 14 1991 - 2023
UA Emirates 4.01 15 1980 - 2023
Belgium 3.93 16 1980 - 2023
Czechia 3.93 17 1993 - 2023
Pakistan 3.26 18 1980 - 2023
Switzerland 2.97 19 1980 - 2023
Taiwan 2.89 20 1980 - 2023
Slovakia 2.31 21 1993 - 2023
Bulgaria 2.01 22 1980 - 2023
Hungary 1.92 23 1980 - 2023
Brazil 1.88 24 1980 - 2023
South Africa 1.85 25 1980 - 2023
Argentina 1.64 26 1980 - 2023
Mexico 1.55 27 1980 - 2023
Romania 1.3 28 1980 - 2023
Belarus 1.11 29 1992 - 2023
Iran 0.92 30 1980 - 2023
Slovenia 0.69 31 1992 - 2023
Netherlands 0.48 32 1980 - 2023
Armenia 0.42 33 1992 - 2023
Afghanistan 0 34 1980 - 2023
Albania 0 35 1980 - 2023
Algeria 0 36 1980 - 2023
Angola 0 37 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0 38 1980 - 2023
Aruba 0 39 1986 - 2023
Australia 0 40 1980 - 2023
Austria 0 41 1980 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0 42 1992 - 2023
Bahamas 0 43 1980 - 2023
Bahrain 0 44 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 0 45 1980 - 2023
Barbados 0 46 1980 - 2023
Belize 0 47 1980 - 2023
Benin 0 48 1980 - 2023
Bermuda 0 49 1980 - 2023
Bhutan 0 50 1980 - 2023
Bolivia 0 51 1980 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0 52 1992 - 2023
Botswana 0 53 1980 - 2023
Brunei 0 54 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0 55 1980 - 2023
Burma 0 56 1980 - 2023
Burundi 0 57 1980 - 2023
Cambodia 0 58 1980 - 2023
Cameroon 0 59 1980 - 2023
Cape Verde 0 60 1980 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0 61 1980 - 2023
Chad 0 62 1980 - 2023
Chile 0 63 1980 - 2023
Colombia 0 64 1980 - 2023
Comoros 0 65 1980 - 2023
Croatia 0 66 1992 - 2023
Cuba 0 67 1980 - 2023
Cyprus 0 68 1980 - 2023
DR Congo 0 69 1980 - 2023
Denmark 0 70 1980 - 2023
Djibouti 0 71 1980 - 2023
Dominica 0 72 1980 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0 73 1980 - 2023
Ecuador 0 74 1980 - 2023
Egypt 0 75 1980 - 2023
El Salvador 0 76 1980 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0 77 1980 - 2023
Eritrea 0 78 1994 - 2023
Estonia 0 79 1992 - 2023
Ethiopia 0 80 1980 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0 81 1980 - 2023
Fiji 0 82 1980 - 2023
Gabon 0 83 1980 - 2023
Gambia 0 84 1980 - 2023
Georgia 0 85 1992 - 2023
Ghana 0 86 1980 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 87 1980 - 2023
Greece 0 88 1980 - 2023
Grenada 0 89 1980 - 2023
Guatemala 0 90 1980 - 2023
Guinea 0 91 1980 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0 92 1980 - 2023
Guyana 0 93 1980 - 2023
Haiti 0 94 1980 - 2023
Honduras 0 95 1980 - 2023
Hong Kong 0 96 1980 - 2023
Iceland 0 97 1980 - 2023
Indonesia 0 98 1980 - 2023
Iraq 0 99 1980 - 2023
Ireland 0 100 1980 - 2023
Israel 0 101 1980 - 2023
Italy 0 102 1980 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0 103 1980 - 2023
Jamaica 0 104 1980 - 2023
Jordan 0 105 1980 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0 106 1992 - 2023
Kenya 0 107 1980 - 2023
Kiribati 0 108 1980 - 2023
Kuwait 0 109 1980 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0 110 1992 - 2023
Laos 0 111 1980 - 2023
Latvia 0 112 1992 - 2023
Lesotho 0 113 1980 - 2023
Liberia 0 114 1980 - 2023
Libya 0 115 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 0 116 1992 - 2023
Luxembourg 0 117 1980 - 2023
Macao 0 118 1980 - 2023
Madagascar 0 119 1980 - 2023
Malawi 0 120 1980 - 2023
Malaysia 0 121 1980 - 2023
Maldives 0 122 1980 - 2023
Mali 0 123 1980 - 2023
Malta 0 124 1980 - 2023
Mauritania 0 125 1980 - 2023
Mauritius 0 126 1980 - 2023
Moldova 0 127 1992 - 2023
Mongolia 0 128 1980 - 2023
Montenegro 0 129 2006 - 2023
Montserrat 0 130 1980 - 2023
Morocco 0 131 1980 - 2023
Mozambique 0 132 1980 - 2023
Namibia 0 133 1990 - 2023
Nepal 0 134 1980 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0 135 1980 - 2023
New Zealand 0 136 1980 - 2023
Nicaragua 0 137 1980 - 2023
Niger 0 138 1980 - 2023
Nigeria 0 139 1980 - 2023
North Korea 0 140 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 0 141 1992 - 2023
Norway 0 142 1980 - 2023
Oman 0 143 1980 - 2023
Panama 0 144 1980 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0 145 1980 - 2023
Paraguay 0 146 1980 - 2023
Peru 0 147 1980 - 2023
Philippines 0 148 1980 - 2023
Poland 0 149 1980 - 2023
Portugal 0 150 1980 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0 151 1980 - 2023
Qatar 0 152 1980 - 2023
R. of Congo 0 153 1980 - 2023
Rwanda 0 154 1980 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0 155 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0 156 1980 - 2023
Samoa 0 157 1980 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 158 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0 159 1980 - 2023
Senegal 0 160 1980 - 2023
Serbia 0 161 2006 - 2023
Seychelles 0 162 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0 163 1980 - 2023
Singapore 0 164 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0 165 1980 - 2023
Somalia 0 166 1980 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0 167 1980 - 2023
Sudan 0 168 1980 - 2023
Suriname 0 169 1980 - 2023
Swaziland 0 170 1980 - 2023
Syria 0 171 1980 - 2023
Tajikistan 0 172 1992 - 2023
Tanzania 0 173 1980 - 2023
Thailand 0 174 1980 - 2023
Togo 0 175 1980 - 2023
Tonga 0 176 1980 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0 177 1980 - 2023
Tunisia 0 178 1980 - 2023
Turkey 0 179 1980 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0 180 1992 - 2023
Uganda 0 181 1980 - 2023
Uruguay 0 182 1980 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0 183 1992 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 184 1980 - 2023
Venezuela 0 185 1980 - 2023
Vietnam 0 186 1980 - 2023
Yemen 0 187 1980 - 2023
Zambia 0 188 1980 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0 189 1980 - 2023


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1. USA
2. France
3. China
4. Russia
5. South Korea
6. Canada
7. Ukraine
8. Japan
9. Spain
10. Sweden
11. India
12. UK
13. Finland
14. Germany
15. UA Emirates
16. Belgium
17. Czechia
18. Pakistan
19. Switzerland
20. Taiwan
21. Slovakia
22. Bulgaria
23. Hungary
24. Brazil
25. South Africa
26. Argentina
27. Mexico
28. Romania
29. Belarus
30. Iran
31. Slovenia
32. Netherlands
33. Armenia
34. Afghanistan
35. Albania
36. Algeria
37. Angola
38. Ant.& Barb.
39. Aruba
40. Australia
41. Austria
42. Azerbaijan
43. Bahamas
44. Bahrain
45. Bangladesh
46. Barbados
47. Belize
48. Benin
49. Bermuda
50. Bhutan
51. Bolivia
52. Bosnia & Herz.
53. Botswana
54. Brunei
55. Burkina Faso
56. Burma
57. Burundi
58. Cambodia
59. Cameroon
60. Cape Verde
61. C.A. Republic
62. Chad
63. Chile
64. Colombia
65. Comoros
66. Croatia
67. Cuba
68. Cyprus
69. DR Congo
70. Denmark
71. Djibouti
72. Dominica
73. Domin. Rep.
74. Ecuador
75. Egypt
76. El Salvador
77. Eq. Guinea
78. Eritrea
79. Estonia
80. Ethiopia
81. Faroe Isl.
82. Fiji
83. Gabon
84. Gambia
85. Georgia
86. Ghana
87. Gibraltar
88. Greece
89. Grenada
90. Guatemala
91. Guinea
92. G.-Bissau
93. Guyana
94. Haiti
95. Honduras
96. Hong Kong
97. Iceland
98. Indonesia
99. Iraq
100. Ireland
101. Israel
102. Italy
103. Ivory Coast
104. Jamaica
105. Jordan
106. Kazakhstan
107. Kenya
108. Kiribati
109. Kuwait
110. Kyrgyzstan
111. Laos
112. Latvia
113. Lesotho
114. Liberia
115. Libya
116. Lithuania
117. Luxembourg
118. Macao
119. Madagascar
120. Malawi
121. Malaysia
122. Maldives
123. Mali
124. Malta
125. Mauritania
126. Mauritius
127. Moldova
128. Mongolia
129. Montenegro
130. Montserrat
131. Morocco
132. Mozambique
133. Namibia
134. Nepal
135. N. Caledonia
136. New Zealand
137. Nicaragua
138. Niger
139. Nigeria
140. North Korea
141. North Macedonia
142. Norway
143. Oman
144. Panama
145. Papua N.G.
146. Paraguay
147. Peru
148. Philippines
149. Poland
150. Portugal
151. Puerto Rico
152. Qatar
153. R. of Congo
154. Rwanda
155. Saint Lucia
156. St. Vincent & ...
157. Samoa
158. S.T.&Principe
159. Saudi Arabia
160. Senegal
161. Serbia
162. Seychelles
163. Sierra Leone
164. Singapore
165. Solomon Isl.
166. Somalia
167. Sri Lanka
168. Sudan
169. Suriname
170. Swaziland
171. Syria
172. Tajikistan
173. Tanzania
174. Thailand
175. Togo
176. Tonga
177. Tr.&Tobago
178. Tunisia
179. Turkey
180. Turkmenistan
181. Uganda
182. Uruguay
183. Uzbekistan
184. Vanuatu
185. Venezuela
186. Vietnam
187. Yemen
188. Zambia
189. Zimbabwe
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