Annual nuclear energy investment worldwide was projected to reach 75 billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2024, up from an average of 50 billion U.S. dollars between 2017 and 2023. According to a projection by IAEA, annual nuclear energy expenditure will surpass 120 billion U.S. dollars by 2050, assuming a global nuclear capacity of 950 gigawatts at the end of the forecast period.
Annual nuclear energy investment worldwide between 2017 and 2023 and required funding from 2024 to 2050
(in 2022 billion U.S. dollars)
*Projected **From this year onward, required according to IAEA high case scenario of 950 net gigawatts of nuclear energy capacity installed worldwide in 2050
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IAEA. (September 30, 2024). Annual nuclear energy investment worldwide between 2017 and 2023 and required funding from 2024 to 2050 (in 2022 billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497435/nuclear-energy-investment-needs-world-forecast/
IAEA. "Annual nuclear energy investment worldwide between 2017 and 2023 and required funding from 2024 to 2050 (in 2022 billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497435/nuclear-energy-investment-needs-world-forecast/
IAEA. (2024). Annual nuclear energy investment worldwide between 2017 and 2023 and required funding from 2024 to 2050 (in 2022 billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497435/nuclear-energy-investment-needs-world-forecast/
IAEA. "Annual Nuclear Energy Investment Worldwide between 2017 and 2023 and Required Funding from 2024 to 2050 (in 2022 Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497435/nuclear-energy-investment-needs-world-forecast/
IAEA, Annual nuclear energy investment worldwide between 2017 and 2023 and required funding from 2024 to 2050 (in 2022 billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497435/nuclear-energy-investment-needs-world-forecast/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Annual nuclear energy investment worldwide between 2017 and 2023 and required funding from 2024 to 2050 (in 2022 billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IAEA, September 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497435/nuclear-energy-investment-needs-world-forecast/
