Nuclear power generation - Country rankings

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Nuclear power generation, billion kilowatthours, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 189 countries was 13.96 billion kilowatthours.The highest value was in the USA: 789.88 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Nuclear power generation, 2020 Global rank Available data
USA 789.88 1 1980 - 2020
France 379.5 2 1980 - 2020
China 366.3 3 1980 - 2020
Russia 215.75 4 1992 - 2020
South Korea 152.33 5 1980 - 2020
Canada 92.65 6 1980 - 2020
Ukraine 76.2 7 1992 - 2020
Germany 60.92 8 1991 - 2020
Spain 55.79 9 1980 - 2020
Sweden 47.26 10 1980 - 2020
UK 45.67 11 1980 - 2020
Japan 43 12 1980 - 2020
India 40.37 13 1980 - 2020
Belgium 32.61 14 1980 - 2020
Taiwan 31.44 15 1980 - 2020
Czechia 28.37 16 1993 - 2020
Switzerland 22.99 17 1980 - 2020
Finland 22.36 18 1980 - 2020
Bulgaria 16.63 19 1980 - 2020
Slovakia 15.44 20 1993 - 2020
Hungary 15.18 21 1980 - 2020
Brazil 14.05 22 1980 - 2020
South Africa 11.62 23 1980 - 2020
Mexico 10.86 24 1980 - 2020
Romania 10.56 25 1980 - 2020
Argentina 10.01 26 1980 - 2020
Pakistan 9.64 27 1980 - 2020
Slovenia 6.04 28 1992 - 2020
Iran 5.79 29 1980 - 2020
Netherlands 3.87 30 1980 - 2020
Armenia 2.55 31 1992 - 2020
UA Emirates 1.56 32 1980 - 2020
Belarus 0.34 33 1992 - 2020
Afghanistan 0 34 1980 - 2020
Albania 0 35 1980 - 2020
Algeria 0 36 1980 - 2020
Angola 0 37 1980 - 2020
Ant.& Barb. 0 38 1980 - 2020
Aruba 0 39 1986 - 2020
Australia 0 40 1980 - 2020
Austria 0 41 1980 - 2020
Azerbaijan 0 42 1992 - 2020
Bahamas 0 43 1980 - 2020
Bahrain 0 44 1980 - 2020
Bangladesh 0 45 1980 - 2020
Barbados 0 46 1980 - 2020
Belize 0 47 1980 - 2020
Benin 0 48 1980 - 2020
Bermuda 0 49 1980 - 2020
Bhutan 0 50 1980 - 2020
Bolivia 0 51 1980 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 0 52 1992 - 2020
Botswana 0 53 1980 - 2020
Brunei 0 54 1980 - 2020
Burkina Faso 0 55 1980 - 2020
Burma 0 56 1980 - 2020
Burundi 0 57 1980 - 2020
Cambodia 0 58 1980 - 2020
Cameroon 0 59 1980 - 2020
Cape Verde 0 60 1980 - 2020
C.A. Republic 0 61 1980 - 2020
Chad 0 62 1980 - 2020
Chile 0 63 1980 - 2020
Colombia 0 64 1980 - 2020
Comoros 0 65 1980 - 2020
Croatia 0 66 1992 - 2020
Cuba 0 67 1980 - 2020
Cyprus 0 68 1980 - 2020
DR Congo 0 69 1980 - 2020
Denmark 0 70 1980 - 2020
Djibouti 0 71 1980 - 2020
Dominica 0 72 1980 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 0 73 1980 - 2020
Ecuador 0 74 1980 - 2020
Egypt 0 75 1980 - 2020
El Salvador 0 76 1980 - 2020
Eq. Guinea 0 77 1980 - 2020
Eritrea 0 78 1994 - 2020
Estonia 0 79 1992 - 2020
Ethiopia 0 80 1980 - 2020
Faroe Isl. 0 81 1980 - 2020
Fiji 0 82 1980 - 2020
Gabon 0 83 1980 - 2020
Gambia 0 84 1980 - 2020
Georgia 0 85 1992 - 2020
Ghana 0 86 1980 - 2020
Gibraltar 0 87 1980 - 2020
Greece 0 88 1980 - 2020
Grenada 0 89 1980 - 2020
Guatemala 0 90 1980 - 2020
Guinea 0 91 1980 - 2020
G.-Bissau 0 92 1980 - 2020
Guyana 0 93 1980 - 2020
Haiti 0 94 1980 - 2020
Honduras 0 95 1980 - 2020
Hong Kong 0 96 1980 - 2020
Iceland 0 97 1980 - 2020
Indonesia 0 98 1980 - 2020
Iraq 0 99 1980 - 2020
Ireland 0 100 1980 - 2020
Israel 0 101 1980 - 2020
Italy 0 102 1980 - 2020
Ivory Coast 0 103 1980 - 2020
Jamaica 0 104 1980 - 2020
Jordan 0 105 1980 - 2020
Kazakhstan 0 106 1992 - 2020
Kiribati 0 107 1980 - 2020
Kuwait 0 108 1980 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 0 109 1992 - 2020
Laos 0 110 1980 - 2020
Latvia 0 111 1992 - 2020
Lebanon 0 112 1980 - 2020
Lesotho 0 113 1980 - 2020
Liberia 0 114 1980 - 2020
Libya 0 115 1980 - 2020
Lithuania 0 116 1992 - 2020
Luxembourg 0 117 1980 - 2020
Macao 0 118 1980 - 2020
Madagascar 0 119 1980 - 2020
Malawi 0 120 1980 - 2020
Malaysia 0 121 1980 - 2020
Maldives 0 122 1980 - 2020
Mali 0 123 1980 - 2020
Malta 0 124 1980 - 2020
Mauritania 0 125 1980 - 2020
Mauritius 0 126 1980 - 2020
Moldova 0 127 1992 - 2020
Mongolia 0 128 1980 - 2020
Montenegro 0 129 2006 - 2020
Montserrat 0 130 1980 - 2020
Morocco 0 131 1980 - 2020
Mozambique 0 132 1980 - 2020
Namibia 0 133 1990 - 2020
Nepal 0 134 1980 - 2020
N. Caledonia 0 135 1980 - 2020
New Zealand 0 136 1980 - 2020
Nicaragua 0 137 1980 - 2020
Niger 0 138 1980 - 2020
Nigeria 0 139 1980 - 2020
North Korea 0 140 1980 - 2020
North Macedonia 0 141 1992 - 2020
Norway 0 142 1980 - 2020
Oman 0 143 1980 - 2020
Panama 0 144 1980 - 2020
Papua N.G. 0 145 1980 - 2020
Paraguay 0 146 1980 - 2020
Peru 0 147 1980 - 2020
Philippines 0 148 1980 - 2020
Poland 0 149 1980 - 2020
Portugal 0 150 1980 - 2020
Puerto Rico 0 151 1980 - 2020
Qatar 0 152 1980 - 2020
R. of Congo 0 153 1980 - 2020
Rwanda 0 154 1980 - 2020
Saint Lucia 0 155 1980 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 0 156 1980 - 2020
Samoa 0 157 1980 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 0 158 1980 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 0 159 1980 - 2020
Senegal 0 160 1980 - 2020
Serbia 0 161 2006 - 2020
Seychelles 0 162 1980 - 2020
Sierra Leone 0 163 1980 - 2020
Singapore 0 164 1980 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 0 165 1980 - 2020
Somalia 0 166 1980 - 2020
Sri Lanka 0 167 1980 - 2020
Sudan 0 168 1980 - 2020
Suriname 0 169 1980 - 2020
Swaziland 0 170 1980 - 2020
Syria 0 171 1980 - 2020
Tajikistan 0 172 1992 - 2020
Tanzania 0 173 1980 - 2020
Thailand 0 174 1980 - 2020
Togo 0 175 1980 - 2020
Tonga 0 176 1980 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 0 177 1980 - 2020
Tunisia 0 178 1980 - 2020
Turkey 0 179 1980 - 2020
Turkmenistan 0 180 1992 - 2020
Uganda 0 181 1980 - 2020
Uruguay 0 182 1980 - 2020
Uzbekistan 0 183 1992 - 2020
Vanuatu 0 184 1980 - 2020
Venezuela 0 185 1980 - 2020
Vietnam 0 186 1980 - 2020
Yemen 0 187 1980 - 2020
Zambia 0 188 1980 - 2020
Zimbabwe 0 189 1980 - 2020


Definition: Nuclear electricity net generation (Net generation excludes the energy consumed by the generating units)
1. USA
2. France
3. China
4. Russia
5. South Korea
6. Canada
7. Ukraine
8. Germany
9. Spain
10. Sweden
11. UK
12. Japan
13. India
14. Belgium
15. Taiwan
16. Czechia
17. Switzerland
18. Finland
19. Bulgaria
20. Slovakia
21. Hungary
22. Brazil
23. South Africa
24. Mexico
25. Romania
26. Argentina
27. Pakistan
28. Slovenia
29. Iran
30. Netherlands
31. Armenia
32. UA Emirates
33. Belarus
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. Kiribati
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
789.88
379.50
366.30
215.75
152.33
92.65
76.20
60.92
55.79
47.26
45.67
43.00
40.37
32.61
31.44
28.37
22.99
22.36
16.63
15.44
15.18
14.05
11.62
10.86
10.56
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6.04
5.79
3.87
2.55
1.56
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