Which Country Produces the Most Electricity from Nuclear?

Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2019, USA ranked the highest in electricity production from nuclear sources with 809,409 GWh followed by France and China. On the other end of the scale was Lithuania with 0 GWh, Kazakhstan with 0 GWh and Armenia with 2,029 GWh.

Total electricity production from nuclear sources reached 2,657,197 GWh in 2019 in the World according to World Bank / EIA. This is 4.44 % less than in the previous year and -2.09 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, total electricity production from nuclear sources reached an all time high of 2,659,759 GWh in 2006 and an all time low of 2,924 GWh in 1960. The average annual growth amounted to 12.2 % since 1960.

The top ranked country, USA, accounted for 31.8 % of electricity production from nuclear sources in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 59.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 87.7 % in 2019.

Data for more countries are available at Electricity Production from Nuclear Sources indicator page.