The global volume of electricity produced from nuclear sources amounted to over 2,552 terawatt-hours in 2023, up from 2,487 terawatt-hours in 2022. The nuclear energy generation worldwide peaked at 2,657 terawatt-hours in 2019, after increasing continuously since 2012. The United States accounted for over 30 percent of the global nuclear energy production in 2023.
Generation of electricity from nuclear energy worldwide from 2010 to 2023
(in terawatt-hours)
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IAEA. (October 21, 2024). Generation of electricity from nuclear energy worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349363/global-nuclear-electricity-production/
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IAEA. (2024). Generation of electricity from nuclear energy worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349363/global-nuclear-electricity-production/
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Generation of electricity from nuclear energy worldwide from 2010 to 2023 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], IAEA, October 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349363/global-nuclear-electricity-production/