Nuclear electricity capacity - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Nuclear electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 190 countries was 1.96 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 2024. 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 - 2024
France 61.37 2 1980 - 2024
China 52.15 3 1980 - 2024
Russia 27.73 4 1992 - 2024
South Korea 24.49 5 1980 - 2024
Canada 13.62 6 1980 - 2024
Ukraine 13.11 7 1992 - 2024
Japan 9.87 8 1980 - 2024
Spain 7.12 9 1980 - 2024
Sweden 6.94 10 1980 - 2024
India 6.78 11 1980 - 2024
UK 5.88 12 1980 - 2024
Finland 4.68 13 1980 - 2024
Germany 4.06 14 1991 - 2024
UA Emirates 4.01 15 1980 - 2024
Belgium 3.93 16 1980 - 2024
Czechia 3.93 17 1993 - 2024
Pakistan 3.26 18 1980 - 2024
Switzerland 2.97 19 1980 - 2024
Taiwan 2.89 20 1980 - 2024
Slovakia 2.31 21 1993 - 2024
Bulgaria 2.01 22 1980 - 2024
Hungary 1.92 23 1980 - 2024
Brazil 1.88 24 1980 - 2024
South Africa 1.85 25 1980 - 2024
Argentina 1.64 26 1980 - 2024
Mexico 1.55 27 1980 - 2024
Romania 1.3 28 1980 - 2024
Belarus 1.11 29 1992 - 2024
Iran 0.92 30 1980 - 2024
Slovenia 0.69 31 1992 - 2024
Netherlands 0.48 32 1980 - 2024
Armenia 0.42 33 1992 - 2024
Afghanistan 0 34 1980 - 2024
Albania 0 35 1980 - 2024
Algeria 0 36 1980 - 2024
Angola 0 37 1980 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 0 38 1980 - 2024
Aruba 0 39 1986 - 2024
Australia 0 40 1980 - 2024
Austria 0 41 1980 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0 42 1992 - 2024
Bahamas 0 43 1980 - 2024
Bahrain 0 44 1980 - 2024
Bangladesh 0 45 1980 - 2024
Barbados 0 46 1980 - 2024
Belize 0 47 1980 - 2024
Benin 0 48 1980 - 2024
Bermuda 0 49 1980 - 2024
Bhutan 0 50 1980 - 2024
Bolivia 0 51 1980 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0 52 1992 - 2024
Botswana 0 53 1980 - 2024
Brunei 0 54 1980 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0 55 1980 - 2024
Burma 0 56 1980 - 2024
Burundi 0 57 1980 - 2024
Cambodia 0 58 1980 - 2024
Cameroon 0 59 1980 - 2024
Cape Verde 0 60 1980 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0 61 1980 - 2024
Chad 0 62 1980 - 2024
Chile 0 63 1980 - 2024
Colombia 0 64 1980 - 2024
Comoros 0 65 1980 - 2024
Croatia 0 66 1992 - 2024
Cuba 0 67 1980 - 2024
Cyprus 0 68 1980 - 2024
DR Congo 0 69 1980 - 2024
Denmark 0 70 1980 - 2024
Djibouti 0 71 1980 - 2024
Dominica 0 72 1980 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0 73 1980 - 2024
Ecuador 0 74 1980 - 2024
Egypt 0 75 1980 - 2024
El Salvador 0 76 1980 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0 77 1980 - 2024
Eritrea 0 78 1994 - 2024
Estonia 0 79 1992 - 2024
Ethiopia 0 80 1980 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0 81 1980 - 2024
Fiji 0 82 1980 - 2024
Gabon 0 83 1980 - 2024
Gambia 0 84 1980 - 2024
Georgia 0 85 1992 - 2024
Ghana 0 86 1980 - 2024
Gibraltar 0 87 1980 - 2024
Greece 0 88 1980 - 2024
Grenada 0 89 1980 - 2024
Guatemala 0 90 1980 - 2024
Guinea 0 91 1980 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0 92 1980 - 2024
Guyana 0 93 1980 - 2024
Haiti 0 94 1980 - 2024
Honduras 0 95 1980 - 2024
Hong Kong 0 96 1980 - 2024
Iceland 0 97 1980 - 2024
Indonesia 0 98 1980 - 2024
Iraq 0 99 1980 - 2024
Ireland 0 100 1980 - 2024
Israel 0 101 1980 - 2024
Italy 0 102 1980 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0 103 1980 - 2024
Jamaica 0 104 1980 - 2024
Jordan 0 105 1980 - 2024
Kazakhstan 0 106 1992 - 2024
Kenya 0 107 1980 - 2024
Kiribati 0 108 1980 - 2024
Kuwait 0 109 1980 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0 110 1992 - 2024
Laos 0 111 1980 - 2024
Latvia 0 112 1992 - 2024
Lebanon 0 113 1980 - 2024
Lesotho 0 114 1980 - 2024
Liberia 0 115 1980 - 2024
Libya 0 116 1980 - 2024
Lithuania 0 117 1992 - 2024
Luxembourg 0 118 1980 - 2024
Macao 0 119 1980 - 2024
Madagascar 0 120 1980 - 2024
Malawi 0 121 1980 - 2024
Malaysia 0 122 1980 - 2024
Maldives 0 123 1980 - 2024
Mali 0 124 1980 - 2024
Malta 0 125 1980 - 2024
Mauritania 0 126 1980 - 2024
Mauritius 0 127 1980 - 2024
Moldova 0 128 1992 - 2024
Mongolia 0 129 1980 - 2024
Montenegro 0 130 2006 - 2024
Montserrat 0 131 1980 - 2024
Morocco 0 132 1980 - 2024
Mozambique 0 133 1980 - 2024
Namibia 0 134 1990 - 2024
Nepal 0 135 1980 - 2024
N. Caledonia 0 136 1980 - 2024
New Zealand 0 137 1980 - 2024
Nicaragua 0 138 1980 - 2024
Niger 0 139 1980 - 2024
Nigeria 0 140 1980 - 2024
North Korea 0 141 1980 - 2024
North Macedonia 0 142 1992 - 2024
Norway 0 143 1980 - 2024
Oman 0 144 1980 - 2024
Panama 0 145 1980 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0 146 1980 - 2024
Paraguay 0 147 1980 - 2024
Peru 0 148 1980 - 2024
Philippines 0 149 1980 - 2024
Poland 0 150 1980 - 2024
Portugal 0 151 1980 - 2024
Puerto Rico 0 152 1980 - 2024
Qatar 0 153 1980 - 2024
R. of Congo 0 154 1980 - 2024
Rwanda 0 155 1980 - 2024
Saint Lucia 0 156 1980 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 0 157 1980 - 2024
Samoa 0 158 1980 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0 159 1980 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0 160 1980 - 2024
Senegal 0 161 1980 - 2024
Serbia 0 162 2006 - 2024
Seychelles 0 163 1980 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0 164 1980 - 2024
Singapore 0 165 1980 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0 166 1980 - 2024
Somalia 0 167 1980 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0 168 1980 - 2024
Sudan 0 169 1980 - 2024
Suriname 0 170 1980 - 2024
Swaziland 0 171 1980 - 2024
Syria 0 172 1980 - 2024
Tajikistan 0 173 1992 - 2024
Tanzania 0 174 1980 - 2024
Thailand 0 175 1980 - 2024
Togo 0 176 1980 - 2024
Tonga 0 177 1980 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0 178 1980 - 2024
Tunisia 0 179 1980 - 2024
Turkey 0 180 1980 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0 181 1992 - 2024
Uganda 0 182 1980 - 2024
Uruguay 0 183 1980 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0 184 1992 - 2024
Vanuatu 0 185 1980 - 2024
Venezuela 0 186 1980 - 2024
Vietnam 0 187 1980 - 2024
Yemen 0 188 1980 - 2024
Zambia 0 189 1980 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0 190 1980 - 2024


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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. Lebanon
114. Lesotho
115. Liberia
116. Libya
117. Lithuania
118. Luxembourg
119. Macao
120. Madagascar
121. Malawi
122. Malaysia
123. Maldives
124. Mali
125. Malta
126. Mauritania
127. Mauritius
128. Moldova
129. Mongolia
130. Montenegro
131. Montserrat
132. Morocco
133. Mozambique
134. Namibia
135. Nepal
136. N. Caledonia
137. New Zealand
138. Nicaragua
139. Niger
140. Nigeria
141. North Korea
142. North Macedonia
143. Norway
144. Oman
145. Panama
146. Papua N.G.
147. Paraguay
148. Peru
149. Philippines
150. Poland
151. Portugal
152. Puerto Rico
153. Qatar
154. R. of Congo
155. Rwanda
156. Saint Lucia
157. St. Vincent & ...
158. Samoa
159. S.T.&Principe
160. Saudi Arabia
161. Senegal
162. Serbia
163. Seychelles
164. Sierra Leone
165. Singapore
166. Solomon Isl.
167. Somalia
168. Sri Lanka
169. Sudan
170. Suriname
171. Swaziland
172. Syria
173. Tajikistan
174. Tanzania
175. Thailand
176. Togo
177. Tonga
178. Tr.&Tobago
179. Tunisia
180. Turkey
181. Turkmenistan
182. Uganda
183. Uruguay
184. Uzbekistan
185. Vanuatu
186. Venezuela
187. Vietnam
188. Yemen
189. Zambia
190. Zimbabwe
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