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Nuclear electricity generation2023

Annual nuclear electricity generation in terawatt-hours.

Our World in Data · Energy
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data199 / 217No observation: 18
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States774.87 TWh

Top 10

TWh · 2023
02China
434.72
03France
338.2
04Russia
217.38
05South Korea
180.49
06Canada
88.43
07Japan
77.46
08Spain
56.87
09Sweden
48.47
10India
48.2

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Nuclear electricity generation · 2023 · TWh
RankCountry / territoryValue (TWh)Year
01United States774.872023
02China434.722023
03France338.22023
04Russia217.382023
05South Korea180.492023
06Canada88.432023
07Japan77.462023
08Spain56.872023
09Sweden48.472023
10India48.22023
11United Kingdom40.62023
12United Arab Emirates34.442023
13Finland34.312023
14Belgium32.932023
15Czechia30.412023
16Switzerland24.382023
17Pakistan22.442023
18Slovakia18.332023
19Bulgaria16.162023
20Hungary15.922023
21Brazil14.52023
22Mexico12.392023
23Belarus11.732023
24Romania11.192023
25Argentina8.962023
26South Africa8.12023
27Germany7.222023
28Iran6.642023
29Slovenia5.62023
30Netherlands3.992023
31Armenia2.512023
32Aruba02023
32Afghanistan02023
32Angola02023
32Albania02023
32American Samoa02023
32Antigua & Barbuda02023
32Australia02023
32Austria02023
32Azerbaijan02023
32Burundi02023
32Benin02023
32Burkina Faso02023
32Bangladesh02023
32Bahrain02023
32Bahamas02023
32Bosnia & Herzegovina02023
32Belize02023
32Bermuda02023
32Bolivia02023
32Barbados02023
32Brunei02023
32Bhutan02023
32Botswana02023
32Central African Republic02023
32Chile02023
32Côte d’Ivoire02023
32Cameroon02023
32Congo - Kinshasa02023
32Congo - Brazzaville02023
32Colombia02023
32Comoros02023
32Cape Verde02023
32Costa Rica02023
32Cuba02023
32Cayman Islands02023
32Cyprus02023
32Djibouti02023
32Dominica02023
32Denmark02023
32Dominican Republic02023
32Algeria02023
32Ecuador02023
32Egypt02023
32Eritrea02023
32Estonia02023
32Ethiopia02023
32Fiji02023
32Faroe Islands02023
32Gabon02023
32Georgia02023
32Ghana02023
32Gibraltar02023
32Guinea02023
32Gambia02023
32Guinea-Bissau02023
32Equatorial Guinea02023
32Greece02023
32Grenada02023
32Greenland02023
32Guatemala02023
32Guam02023
32Guyana02023
32Hong Kong SAR China02023
32Honduras02023
32Croatia02023
32Haiti02023
32Indonesia02023
32Ireland02023
32Iraq02023
32Iceland02023
32Israel02023
32Italy02023
32Jamaica02023
32Jordan02023
32Kazakhstan02023
32Kenya02023
32Kyrgyzstan02023
32Kiribati02023
32St. Kitts & Nevis02023
32Kuwait02023
32Laos02023
32Lebanon02023
32Liberia02023
32Libya02023
32St. Lucia02023
32Sri Lanka02023
32Lesotho02023
32Lithuania02023
32Luxembourg02023
32Latvia02023
32Macao SAR China02023
32Morocco02023
32Moldova02023
32Madagascar02023
32Maldives02023
32North Macedonia02023
32Mali02023
32Malta02023
32Myanmar (Burma)02023
32Montenegro02023
32Mongolia02023
32Mozambique02023
32Mauritania02023
32Mauritius02023
32Malawi02023
32Malaysia02023
32Namibia02023
32New Caledonia02023
32Niger02023
32Nigeria02023
32Nicaragua02023
32Norway02023
32Nepal02023
32Nauru02023
32New Zealand02023
32Oman02023
32Panama02023
32Peru02023
32Philippines02023
32Papua New Guinea02023
32Poland02023
32Puerto Rico02023
32North Korea02023
32Portugal02023
32Paraguay02023
32Palestinian Territories02023
32French Polynesia02023
32Qatar02023
32Rwanda02023
32Saudi Arabia02023
32Sudan02023
32Senegal02023
32Singapore02023
32Solomon Islands02023
32Sierra Leone02023
32Somalia02023
32Serbia02023
32South Sudan02023
32São Tomé & Príncipe02023
32Suriname02023
32Eswatini02023
32Seychelles02023
32Syria02023
32Turks & Caicos Islands02023
32Chad02023
32Togo02023
32Thailand02023
32Tajikistan02023
32Turkmenistan02023
32Timor-Leste02023
32Tonga02023
32Trinidad & Tobago02023
32Tunisia02023
32Türkiye02023
32Tanzania02023
32Uganda02023
32Uruguay02023
32Uzbekistan02023
32St. Vincent & Grenadines02023
32Venezuela02023
32British Virgin Islands02023
32U.S. Virgin Islands02023
32Vietnam02023
32Vanuatu02023
32Samoa02023
32Yemen02023
32Zambia02023
32Zimbabwe02023

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Annual nuclear electricity generation in terawatt-hours.
Unit
TWh
Source & definition
Our World in Data · Energy · owid:nuclear_electricity
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Original metadata
Measured in terawatt-hours.

{
  "column": "nuclear_electricity",
  "title": "Electricity generation from nuclear",
  "description": "Measured in terawatt-hours.",
  "unit": "terawatt-hours (TWh)",
  "source": "Ember - Yearly Electricity Data Europe (2026) [https://ember-energy.org/data/yearly-electricity-data/]; Ember - Yearly Electricity Data (2026) [https://ember-energy.org/data/yearly-electricity-data/]; Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2025) [https://www.energyinst.org/statistical-review/]"
}