Nuclear power generation - Country rankings

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Nuclear power generation, billion kilowatthours, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 189 countries was 14.28 billion kilowatthours.The highest value was in the USA: 778.15 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
USA 778.15 1 1980 - 2021
China 407.52 2 1980 - 2021
France 360.7 3 1980 - 2021
Russia 222.44 4 1992 - 2021
South Korea 150.52 5 1980 - 2021
Canada 87.36 6 1980 - 2021
Ukraine 86.21 7 1992 - 2021
Germany 65.44 8 1991 - 2021
Japan 61.22 9 1980 - 2021
Spain 54.04 10 1980 - 2021
Sweden 50.99 11 1980 - 2021
Belgium 47.89 12 1980 - 2021
India 43.92 13 1980 - 2021
UK 41.66 14 1980 - 2021
Czechia 29.04 15 1993 - 2021
Taiwan 27.79 16 1980 - 2021
Finland 22.63 17 1980 - 2021
Switzerland 18.35 18 1980 - 2021
Bulgaria 16.49 19 1980 - 2021
Pakistan 15.74 20 1980 - 2021
Hungary 15.11 21 1980 - 2021
Brazil 14.7 22 1980 - 2021
Slovakia 14.59 23 1993 - 2021
South Africa 12.15 24 1980 - 2021
Mexico 11.43 25 1980 - 2021
Romania 10.38 26 1980 - 2021
Argentina 10.17 27 1980 - 2021
Belarus 5.78 28 1992 - 2021
Slovenia 5.42 29 1992 - 2021
Netherlands 3.62 30 1980 - 2021
Iran 3.24 31 1980 - 2021
Armenia 1.85 32 1992 - 2021
UA Emirates 1.79 33 1980 - 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: Nuclear electricity net generation (Net generation excludes the energy consumed by the generating units)
1. USA
2. China
3. France
4. Russia
5. South Korea
6. Canada
7. Ukraine
8. Germany
9. Japan
10. Spain
11. Sweden
12. Belgium
13. India
14. UK
15. Czechia
16. Taiwan
17. Finland
18. Switzerland
19. Bulgaria
20. Pakistan
21. Hungary
22. Brazil
23. Slovakia
24. South Africa
25. Mexico
26. Romania
27. Argentina
28. Belarus
29. Slovenia
30. Netherlands
31. Iran
32. Armenia
33. UA Emirates
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
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407.52
360.70
222.44
150.52
87.36
86.21
65.44
61.22
54.04
50.99
47.89
43.92
41.66
29.04
27.79
22.63
18.35
16.49
15.74
15.11
14.70
14.59
12.15
11.43
10.38
10.17
5.78
5.42
3.62
3.24
1.85
1.79
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