In 2023, 32 countries worldwide produced nuclear energy. Four countries have historically phased out nuclear power: Italy was the first one in 1987, followed by Kazakhstan in 1998, Lithuania in 2009, and Germany, which phased out nuclear energy in 2023.
Number of countries worldwide by status of national nuclear power program as of July 2023
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WNISR, & Mycle Schneider Consulting, & Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES). (December 12, 2023). Number of countries worldwide by status of national nuclear power program as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351830/nuclear-energy-policy-worldwide-status-breakdown-by-number-of-countries/
WNISR, und Mycle Schneider Consulting, und Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES). "Number of countries worldwide by status of national nuclear power program as of July 2023." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351830/nuclear-energy-policy-worldwide-status-breakdown-by-number-of-countries/
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WNISR, and Mycle Schneider Consulting, and Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES). "Number of Countries Worldwide by Status of National Nuclear Power Program as of July 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351830/nuclear-energy-policy-worldwide-status-breakdown-by-number-of-countries/
WNISR & Mycle Schneider Consulting & Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES), Number of countries worldwide by status of national nuclear power program as of July 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351830/nuclear-energy-policy-worldwide-status-breakdown-by-number-of-countries/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of countries worldwide by status of national nuclear power program as of July 2023 [Graph], WNISR, & Mycle Schneider Consulting, & Various sources (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (Germany), Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (Germany), Natural Resources Defense Council, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, EWS Schönau, The Greens/EFA, Schweizerische Energie-Stiftung SES), December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1351830/nuclear-energy-policy-worldwide-status-breakdown-by-number-of-countries/