Nuclear electricity capacity - Country rankings

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Nuclear electricity capacity, million kilowatts, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 189 countries was 1.99 million kilowatts.The highest value was in the USA: 95.49 million kilowatts and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 million kilowatts. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. 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, 2021	Global rank	Available data
USA	95.49	1	1980 - 2021
France	61.37	2	1980 - 2021
China	53.26	3	1980 - 2021
Russia	27.73	4	1992 - 2021
South Korea	24.43	5	1980 - 2021
Canada	13.62	6	1980 - 2021
Ukraine	13.11	7	1992 - 2021
Japan	9.49	8	1980 - 2021
Germany	8.11	9	1991 - 2021
Spain	7.12	10	1980 - 2021
Sweden	6.89	11	1980 - 2021
UK	6.85	12	1980 - 2021
India	6.78	13	1980 - 2021
Belgium	5.94	14	1980 - 2021
Czechia	3.93	15	1993 - 2021
Switzerland	2.97	16	1980 - 2021
Taiwan	2.89	17	1980 - 2021
Finland	2.79	18	1980 - 2021
UA Emirates	2.76	19	1980 - 2021
Pakistan	2.33	20	1980 - 2021
Bulgaria	2.01	21	1980 - 2021
Hungary	1.92	22	1980 - 2021
Brazil	1.88	23	1980 - 2021
Slovakia	1.87	24	1993 - 2021
South Africa	1.85	25	1980 - 2021
Argentina	1.64	26	1980 - 2021
Mexico	1.55	27	1980 - 2021
Romania	1.3	28	1980 - 2021
Belarus	1.11	29	1992 - 2021
Iran	0.92	30	1980 - 2021
Slovenia	0.69	31	1992 - 2021
Netherlands	0.48	32	1980 - 2021
Armenia	0.45	33	1992 - 2021
Afghanistan	0	34	1980 - 2021
Albania	0	35	1980 - 2021
Algeria	0	36	1980 - 2021
Angola	0	37	1980 - 2021
Ant.& Barb.	0	38	1980 - 2021
Aruba	0	39	1986 - 2021
Australia	0	40	1980 - 2021
Austria	0	41	1980 - 2021
Azerbaijan	0	42	1992 - 2021
Bahamas	0	43	1980 - 2021
Bahrain	0	44	1980 - 2021
Bangladesh	0	45	1980 - 2021
Barbados	0	46	1980 - 2021
Belize	0	47	1980 - 2021
Benin	0	48	1980 - 2021
Bermuda	0	49	1980 - 2021
Bhutan	0	50	1980 - 2021
Bolivia	0	51	1980 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	0	52	1992 - 2021
Botswana	0	53	1980 - 2021
Brunei	0	54	1980 - 2021
Burkina Faso	0	55	1980 - 2021
Burma	0	56	1980 - 2021
Burundi	0	57	1980 - 2021
Cambodia	0	58	1980 - 2021
Cameroon	0	59	1980 - 2021
Cape Verde	0	60	1980 - 2021
C.A. Republic	0	61	1980 - 2021
Chad	0	62	1980 - 2021
Chile	0	63	1980 - 2021
Colombia	0	64	1980 - 2021
Comoros	0	65	1980 - 2021
Croatia	0	66	1992 - 2021
Cuba	0	67	1980 - 2021
Cyprus	0	68	1980 - 2021
DR Congo	0	69	1980 - 2021
Denmark	0	70	1980 - 2021
Djibouti	0	71	1980 - 2021
Dominica	0	72	1980 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	0	73	1980 - 2021
Ecuador	0	74	1980 - 2021
Egypt	0	75	1980 - 2021
El Salvador	0	76	1980 - 2021
Eq. Guinea	0	77	1980 - 2021
Eritrea	0	78	1994 - 2021
Estonia	0	79	1992 - 2021
Ethiopia	0	80	1980 - 2021
Faroe Isl.	0	81	1980 - 2021
Fiji	0	82	1980 - 2021
Gabon	0	83	1980 - 2021
Gambia	0	84	1980 - 2021
Georgia	0	85	1992 - 2021
Ghana	0	86	1980 - 2021
Gibraltar	0	87	1980 - 2021
Greece	0	88	1980 - 2021
Grenada	0	89	1980 - 2021
Guatemala	0	90	1980 - 2021
Guinea	0	91	1980 - 2021
G.-Bissau	0	92	1980 - 2021
Guyana	0	93	1980 - 2021
Haiti	0	94	1980 - 2021
Honduras	0	95	1980 - 2021
Hong Kong	0	96	1980 - 2021
Iceland	0	97	1980 - 2021
Indonesia	0	98	1980 - 2021
Iraq	0	99	1980 - 2021
Ireland	0	100	1980 - 2021
Israel	0	101	1980 - 2021
Italy	0	102	1980 - 2021
Ivory Coast	0	103	1980 - 2021
Jamaica	0	104	1980 - 2021
Jordan	0	105	1980 - 2021
Kazakhstan	0	106	1992 - 2021
Kenya	0	107	1980 - 2021
Kuwait	0	108	1980 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	0	109	1992 - 2021
Laos	0	110	1980 - 2021
Latvia	0	111	1992 - 2021
Lebanon	0	112	1980 - 2021
Lesotho	0	113	1980 - 2021
Liberia	0	114	1980 - 2021
Libya	0	115	1980 - 2021
Lithuania	0	116	1992 - 2021
Luxembourg	0	117	1980 - 2021
Macao	0	118	1980 - 2021
Madagascar	0	119	1980 - 2021
Malawi	0	120	1980 - 2021
Malaysia	0	121	1980 - 2021
Maldives	0	122	1980 - 2021
Mali	0	123	1980 - 2021
Malta	0	124	1980 - 2021
Mauritania	0	125	1980 - 2021
Mauritius	0	126	1980 - 2021
Moldova	0	127	1992 - 2021
Mongolia	0	128	1980 - 2021
Montenegro	0	129	2006 - 2021
Montserrat	0	130	1980 - 2021
Morocco	0	131	1980 - 2021
Mozambique	0	132	1980 - 2021
Namibia	0	133	1990 - 2021
Nepal	0	134	1980 - 2021
N. Caledonia	0	135	1980 - 2021
New Zealand	0	136	1980 - 2021
Nicaragua	0	137	1980 - 2021
Niger	0	138	1980 - 2021
Nigeria	0	139	1980 - 2021
North Korea	0	140	1980 - 2021
North Macedonia	0	141	1992 - 2021
Norway	0	142	1980 - 2021
Oman	0	143	1980 - 2021
Panama	0	144	1980 - 2021
Papua N.G.	0	145	1980 - 2021
Paraguay	0	146	1980 - 2021
Peru	0	147	1980 - 2021
Philippines	0	148	1980 - 2021
Poland	0	149	1980 - 2021
Portugal	0	150	1980 - 2021
Puerto Rico	0	151	1980 - 2021
Qatar	0	152	1980 - 2021
R. of Congo	0	153	1980 - 2021
Rwanda	0	154	1980 - 2021
Saint Lucia	0	155	1980 - 2021
St. Vincent & ...	0	156	1980 - 2021
Samoa	0	157	1980 - 2021
S.T.&Principe	0	158	1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	0	159	1980 - 2021
Senegal	0	160	1980 - 2021
Serbia	0	161	2006 - 2021
Seychelles	0	162	1980 - 2021
Sierra Leone	0	163	1980 - 2021
Singapore	0	164	1980 - 2021
Solomon Isl.	0	165	1980 - 2021
Somalia	0	166	1980 - 2021
Sri Lanka	0	167	1980 - 2021
Sudan	0	168	1980 - 2021
Suriname	0	169	1980 - 2021
Swaziland	0	170	1980 - 2021
Syria	0	171	1980 - 2021
Tajikistan	0	172	1992 - 2021
Tanzania	0	173	1980 - 2021
Thailand	0	174	1980 - 2021
Togo	0	175	1980 - 2021
Tonga	0	176	1980 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	0	177	1980 - 2021
Tunisia	0	178	1980 - 2021
Turkey	0	179	1980 - 2021
Turkmenistan	0	180	1992 - 2021
Uganda	0	181	1980 - 2021
Uruguay	0	182	1980 - 2021
Uzbekistan	0	183	1992 - 2021
Vanuatu	0	184	1980 - 2021
Venezuela	0	185	1980 - 2021
Vietnam	0	186	1980 - 2021
Yemen	0	187	1980 - 2021
Zambia	0	188	1980 - 2021
Zimbabwe	0	189	1980 - 2021

Definition: Installed capacity to produce hydroelectricity in million kilowatts.

1. USA

2. France

3. China

4. Russia

5. South Korea

6. Canada

7. Ukraine

8. Japan

9. Germany

10. Spain

11. Sweden

12. UK

13. India

14. Belgium

15. Czechia

16. Switzerland

17. Taiwan

18. Finland

19. UA Emirates

20. Pakistan

21. Bulgaria

22. Hungary

23. Brazil

24. Slovakia

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. Kuwait

109. Kyrgyzstan

110. Laos

111. Latvia

112. Lebanon

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

95.49

61.37

53.26

27.73

24.43

13.62

13.11

9.49

8.11

7.12

6.89

6.85

6.78

5.94

3.93

2.97

2.89

2.79

2.76

2.33

2.01

1.92

1.88

1.87

1.85

1.64

1.55

1.30

1.11

0.92

0.69

0.48

0.45

0.00

23.9

47.7

71.6

95.49

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