Nuclear energy accounted for 14 percent of Canada's total electricity production in 2023, after having decreased since 2015. Overall, six nuclear reactors had been shut down in Canada as of June 2024.
Nuclear share of total electricity generation in Canada from 2010 to 2023
This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.
From 2014 onwards, the source rounded the figures to the next whole percentage point.
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IAEA. (July 16, 2024). Nuclear share of total electricity generation in Canada from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319978/nuclear-share-electricity-generated-canada/
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