Nuclear energy consumption amounted to 24.57 input-equivalent exajoules in 2023, up from 24.13 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.
Nuclear energy consumption worldwide from 2011 to 2023
(in exajoules)
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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