Asia and Oceania produced over 4,000 terawatt-hours of emission-free electricity in 2022, with renewables accounting for some 3,900 terawatt-hours. North America was the region producing the most nuclear electricity at the time, at 864 terawatt-hours.
Electricity generation from renewable and nuclear sources worldwide in 2022, by region
(in terawatt-hours)
Characteristic
Renewable sources
Nuclear
Asia and Oceania
3,937
728
Europe
1,584
647
North America
1,492
864
Central and South America
993
22
Eurasia
275
264
Africa
202
10
Middle East
26
6.3
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Electricity generation in terawatt-hours4,6654,6652,2312,2312,3562,3561,0151,01553953921221232.332.3Renewable sourcesNuclearAsia and OceaniaEuropeNorth AmericaCentral and South AmericaEurasiaAfricaMiddle East
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