Nuclear energy consumption amounted to 24.13 input-equivalent exajoules in 2022, down from 25.33 input-equivalent exajoules in the previous year. In the period of consideration, figures peaked at 25.46 input-equivalent exajoules in 2019. The United States had the largest primary nuclear energy consumption worldwide.
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Figures are based on gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. ’Input-equivalent’ energy is the amount of fuel that would be required by thermal power stations to generate the reported electricity output.
This report was previously published by BP.
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Nuclear energy consumption worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218321/nuclear-energy-consumption-worldwide/
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Nuclear energy consumption worldwide from 2011 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/218321/nuclear-energy-consumption-worldwide/