Nuclear consumption increased by 4.8 percent worldwide in 2022 compared to the previous year. United Arab Emirates experienced the largest growth by far, at roughly 90 percent in comparison to the previous year. Iran and Pakistan followed with the second and third largest growth, at 85 and 42 percent, respectively. By comparison, Germany (which phased out nuclear energy in 2023) had the greatest consumption decline of 44.2 percent.
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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). Percentage change in annual nuclear energy consumption worldwide in 2022, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273889/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-nuclear-energy-consumption/
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Energy Institute, Percentage change in annual nuclear energy consumption worldwide in 2022, by select country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273889/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-nuclear-energy-consumption/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Percentage change in annual nuclear energy consumption worldwide in 2022, by select country [Graph], Energy Institute, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273889/countries-with-the-highest-share-of-nuclear-energy-consumption/