Data for 2002
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2002
Figures for 2002, as Ember published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2002 covers 168 countries on 4 measures. Lithuania is highest, at 81.8; 151 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.0. Against 2001, 17 values changed (9 up, 8 down), the same countries are covered.
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2002
HighestLithuania
81.8Lowest151 countries share it
0.0Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 168 countries · select a heading to sort
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 81.8 | 83.81 | 2.02 | 17.29 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 79.2 | 90.61 | 11.37 | 551.24 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 58.5 | 59.92 | 1.41 | 80.94 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 55.8 | 72.62 | 16.84 | 32.18 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 48.1 | 53.09 | 5.04 | 42.08 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 46.4 | 94.93 | 48.50 | 146.70 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 39.4 | 70.25 | 30.89 | 5.31 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 38.6 | 39.23 | 0.64 | 36.15 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 37.9 | 61.23 | 23.36 | 14.60 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 29.8 | 56.23 | 26.47 | 74.92 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 26.3 | 40.09 | 13.83 | 239.91 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 24.7 | 28.59 | 3.93 | 76.00 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 20.3 | 29.04 | 8.75 | 3,844.23 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 10.1 | 39.62 | 29.49 | 54.42 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 4.1 | 8.34 | 4.21 | 94.64 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 2.4 | 31.87 | 29.50 | 75.77 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 1.5 | 19.14 | 17.62 | 1,654.00 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 78.87 | 78.87 | 0.71 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 0.0 | 93.80 | 93.80 | 3.71 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.0 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 27.65 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 64.77 | 64.77 | 1.76 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.82 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.0 | 69.11 | 69.11 | 60.63 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 0.0 | 10.71 | 10.71 | 18.68 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.89 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.26 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 5.54 | 5.54 | 18.95 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.86 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.0 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 26.46 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.0 | 64.29 | 64.29 | 0.14 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 2.18 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 0.0 | 53.61 | 53.61 | 4.16 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.15 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.71 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.0 | 16.67 | 16.67 | 0.36 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 0.13 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.0 | 5.26 | 5.26 | 0.19 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 96.33 | 96.33 | 3.27 |
 Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 72.73 | 72.73 | 0.11 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 0.0 | 55.23 | 55.23 | 43.44 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 0.0 | 76.34 | 76.34 | 44.71 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.0 | 98.38 | 98.38 | 7.42 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 0.0 | 32.33 | 32.33 | 5.29 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.0 | 46.10 | 46.10 | 12.69 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.0 | 6.63 | 6.63 | 15.69 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.79 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.0 | 17.37 | 17.37 | 39.10 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.0 | 42.86 | 42.86 | 0.07 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.0 | 7.48 | 7.48 | 13.90 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 99.84 | 99.84 | 6.06 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 0.0 | 63.08 | 63.08 | 11.81 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 14.29 | 14.29 | 0.07 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.0 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 8.53 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.0 | 95.83 | 95.83 | 0.72 |
 Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.0 | 41.67 | 41.67 | 0.24 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.0 | 69.88 | 69.88 | 0.83 |
 French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 0.0 | 28.26 | 28.26 | 0.46 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 62.59 | 62.59 | 1.47 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.0 | 93.19 | 93.19 | 7.19 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.0 | 68.78 | 68.78 | 7.27 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.0 | 6.71 | 6.71 | 53.36 |
 GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.0 | 58.07 | 58.07 | 0.31 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.72 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 0.0 | 39.64 | 39.64 | 6.66 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 0.0 | 58.42 | 58.42 | 1.01 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 0.0 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.92 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.0 | 47.27 | 47.27 | 0.55 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 0.0 | 40.72 | 40.72 | 4.15 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 34.23 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | 99.88 | 99.88 | 8.35 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 0.0 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 33.86 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.0 | 5.57 | 5.57 | 24.80 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 45.50 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.0 | 17.41 | 17.41 | 277.53 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 0.0 | 2.16 | 2.16 | 6.96 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 8.12 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.0 | 76.70 | 76.70 | 5.15 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.37 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.0 | 82.28 | 82.28 | 12.98 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | 89.92 | 89.92 | 3.57 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.0 | 62.47 | 62.47 | 3.97 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.0 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 11.55 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 0.31 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.53 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.0 | 5.36 | 5.36 | 2.80 |
 MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.0 | 4.12 | 4.12 | 1.70 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 0.0 | 63.95 | 63.95 | 0.86 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.0 | 90.63 | 90.63 | 1.28 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.0 | 26.13 | 26.13 | 1.11 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.05 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.0 | 5.66 | 5.66 | 0.53 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.0 | 27.55 | 27.55 | 1.96 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 0.0 | 6.21 | 6.21 | 5.64 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.09 |
 MontserratMSRCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 0.0 | 99.76 | 99.76 | 12.58 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | 41.62 | 41.62 | 5.07 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.0 | 99.30 | 99.30 | 1.43 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 2.10 |
 New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 0.0 | 18.86 | 18.86 | 1.75 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.0 | 69.63 | 69.63 | 40.21 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 0.0 | 25.10 | 25.10 | 2.55 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 0.0 | 38.24 | 38.24 | 21.55 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.0 | 12.48 | 12.48 | 6.09 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 0.0 | 99.59 | 99.59 | 130.24 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.33 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 0.0 | 64.65 | 64.65 | 5.29 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 0.0 | 32.06 | 32.06 | 2.87 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 0.0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 48.21 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 0.0 | 82.90 | 82.90 | 21.99 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0 | 35.64 | 35.64 | 48.46 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.0 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 142.49 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.0 | 21.36 | 21.36 | 45.55 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.0 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 23.16 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.94 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 0.39 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.0 | 58.82 | 58.82 | 0.17 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.0 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 0.10 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.0 | 54.55 | 54.55 | 0.11 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.0 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 0.04 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 0.0 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 2.08 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 0.0 | 29.87 | 29.87 | 33.24 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.23 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.0 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 0.16 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 0.0 | 46.33 | 46.33 | 3.00 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 0.0 | 60.16 | 60.16 | 1.23 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.0 | 8.84 | 8.84 | 28.07 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.0 | 99.09 | 99.09 | 15.30 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.0 | 95.50 | 95.50 | 2.89 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.0 | 56.25 | 56.25 | 0.16 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 5.64 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 0.0 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 11.84 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.0 | 26.44 | 26.44 | 128.46 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.70 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.0 | 99.42 | 99.42 | 1.72 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.04 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 0.0 | 99.69 | 99.69 | 9.60 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.0 | 12.19 | 12.19 | 49.40 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.0 | 64.81 | 64.81 | 91.85 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.77 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 0.0 | 99.27 | 99.27 | 8.16 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.0 | 44.41 | 44.41 | 8.58 |
02In 2002
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Low-carbon: renewables + nuclear (% of generation)
Highest6 share it
Lowest46 share it
Middle country: 23.18
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest6 share it
Lowest46 share it
Middle country: 14.06
Total generation (TWh)
Highest
United States3,844.23Lowest
Montserrat0.01Middle country: 3.74
032001 → 2002
Since 2001
What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 17values changed, of 168 in both
- 9 · 8rose · fell
- 151unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Spain27.3 → 26.3−1.1
- Finland30.6 → 29.8−0.8
- Belgium58.9 → 58.5−0.4
- Pakistan2.7 → 2.4−0.4
- United States20.6 → 20.3−0.3
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
18 distinct values among 168
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 151 countries share 0.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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07Questions
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2002: questions and answers
Which country has the highest nuclear electricity in Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2002?
Lithuania, at 81.8, of the 168 countries in the file.
What year does Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2002 describe?
2002.
How many countries does Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2002 cover?
168.
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