The global volume of electricity produced from nuclear sources amounted to over 2,487 terawatt-hours in 2022, down from 2,650 terawatt-hours in 2021. 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 2022.
Generation of electricity from nuclear energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022
(in terawatt-hours)
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IAEA. (March 21, 2024). Generation of electricity from nuclear energy worldwide from 2010 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 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 2022 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 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 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], IAEA, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1349363/global-nuclear-electricity-production/