Data for 2002

Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2002

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Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2002 covers 186 countries on 4 measures. Lithuania is highest, at 81.8; 155 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 0.0. Against 2001, 31 values changed (15 up, 16 down), the same countries are covered.

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Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2002

HighestLithuania

81.8

Lowest155 countries share it

0.0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

186countries
4measures per country
2002the year it describes
32distinct values3 decimals, as published
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LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	81.8	83.81	2.024	17.29
FranceFRAWestern Europe	79.2	90.61	11.373	551.24
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	58.5	59.92	1.408	80.94
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	55.8	72.62	16.843	32.18
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	48.1	53.09	5.038	42.08
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	46.4	94.93	48.500	146.70
UkraineUKREastern Europe	44.8	50.36	5.545	174.03
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	41.6	96.82	55.190	65.41
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	39.4	70.25	30.885	5.31
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	38.6	39.23	0.636	36.15
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	37.9	61.23	23.356	14.60
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	35.9	36.91	1.033	332.01
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	29.8	56.23	26.468	74.92
JapanJPNEastern Asia	28.5	37.43	8.942	1,103.07
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	28.2	35.86	7.621	583.76
SpainESPSouthern Europe	26.3	40.09	13.826	239.91
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	24.7	28.59	3.934	76.00
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	22.7	25.56	2.872	387.24
United StatesUSANorthern America	20.3	29.04	8.749	3,844.23
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	19.9	22.10	2.213	198.84
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	15.9	34.11	18.215	891.28
CanadaCANNorthern America	12.5	72.48	59.979	599.79
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	10.1	39.62	29.493	54.42
ArgentinaARGSouth America	6.9	49.89	43.007	84.59
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	5.4	6.60	1.161	220.58
MexicoMEXCentral America	4.5	18.87	14.351	215.73
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	4.1	8.34	4.205	94.64
BrazilBRASouth America	4.0	89.74	85.740	345.72
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3.2	15.11	11.938	609.64
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	2.4	31.87	29.497	75.77
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1.5	19.14	17.618	1,654.00
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.0	78.87	78.873	0.71
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.0	93.80	93.801	3.71
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.0	0.22	0.217	27.65
American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.18
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.0	64.77	64.773	1.76
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.19
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.82
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.0	69.11	69.108	60.63
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.0	10.71	10.707	18.68
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	1.89
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	15.26
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.0	5.54	5.541	18.95
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.86
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.0	0.11	0.113	26.46
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.0	64.29	64.286	0.14
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.06
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.0	100.00	100.000	2.18
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.0	53.61	53.606	4.16
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	1.15
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.14
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	2.71
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.0	16.67	16.667	0.36
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.0	100.00	100.000	0.13
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.0	5.26	5.263	0.19
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.0	96.33	96.330	3.27
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.48
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.0	72.73	72.727	0.11
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.10
ChileCHLSouth America	0.0	55.23	55.226	43.44
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.0	76.34	76.336	44.71
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.03
Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.03
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.0	98.38	98.383	7.42
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.0	32.33	32.325	5.29
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.0	46.10	46.099	12.69
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.0	6.63	6.628	15.69
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	3.79
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.0	17.37	17.366	39.10
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.20
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.0	42.86	42.857	0.07
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.0	7.48	7.482	13.90
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.0	99.84	99.835	6.06
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.0	63.08	63.082	11.81
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.0	14.29	14.286	0.07
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.26
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.0	0.35	0.352	8.53
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.0	95.83	95.833	0.72
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.0	99.03	99.029	2.06
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.0	41.67	41.667	0.24
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.0	69.88	69.880	0.83
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	0.0	28.26	28.261	0.46
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.0	62.59	62.585	1.47
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.15
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.0	93.19	93.185	7.19
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.0	68.78	68.776	7.27
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.0	6.71	6.709	53.36
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.0	58.07	58.065	0.31
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.15
GuamGUMMicronesia	0.0	0.00	0.000	1.72
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.0	39.64	39.640	6.66
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.0	58.42	58.416	1.01
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.02
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.0	1.09	1.087	0.92
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.0	47.27	47.273	0.55
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.0	40.72	40.723	4.15
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	34.23
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.0	99.88	99.880	8.35
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.0	1.54	1.536	33.86
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.0	5.57	5.565	24.80
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.0	0.07	0.066	45.50
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.0	17.41	17.407	277.53
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.0	2.16	2.155	6.96
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.0	0.62	0.616	8.12
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.0	76.70	76.699	5.15
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.02
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.0	1.35	1.348	3.71
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	36.37
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.0	82.28	82.280	12.98
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.0	89.92	89.916	3.57
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.0	62.47	62.469	3.97
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.0	5.80	5.801	11.55
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.0	100.00	100.000	0.31
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.20
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	17.53
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.0	5.36	5.357	2.80
MacauMACEastern Asia	0.0	4.12	4.118	1.70
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.0	63.95	63.953	0.86
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.0	90.63	90.625	1.28
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.19
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.0	26.13	26.126	1.11
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.0	0.00	0.000	2.05
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.0	5.66	5.660	0.53
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.0	27.55	27.551	1.96
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.0	6.21	6.206	5.64
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	3.09
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.01
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.0	6.82	6.821	15.10
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.0	99.76	99.762	12.58
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.0	41.62	41.617	5.07
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.0	99.30	99.301	1.43
NauruNRUMicronesia	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.03
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.0	100.00	100.000	2.10
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.0	18.86	18.857	1.75
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.0	69.63	69.634	40.21
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.0	25.10	25.098	2.55
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.19
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.0	38.24	38.237	21.55
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.0	53.46	53.459	19.66
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.0	12.48	12.479	6.09
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.0	99.59	99.585	130.24
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	10.33
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.15
PanamaPANCentral America	0.0	64.65	64.650	5.29
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.0	32.06	32.056	2.87
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.0	100.00	100.000	48.21
PeruPERSouth America	0.0	82.90	82.901	21.99
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.0	35.64	35.638	48.46
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.0	1.94	1.944	142.49
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.0	21.36	21.361	45.55
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.0	0.48	0.475	23.16
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	10.94
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.0	100.00	100.000	0.39
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.0	58.82	58.824	0.17
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.18
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.29
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.0	20.00	20.000	0.10
SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.0	54.55	54.545	0.11
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.0	25.00	25.000	0.04
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.0	12.50	12.500	2.08
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.0	29.87	29.874	33.24
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.23
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.0	12.50	12.500	0.16
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.06
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.27
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.0	46.33	46.333	3.00
SurinameSURSouth America	0.0	60.16	60.163	1.23
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.0	8.84	8.835	28.07
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.0	99.09	99.085	15.30
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.0	95.50	95.502	2.89
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.0	56.25	56.250	0.16
TongaTONPolynesia	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.04
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.0	0.53	0.532	5.64
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.0	0.76	0.760	11.84
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.0	26.44	26.436	128.46
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	10.70
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.10
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.0	99.42	99.419	1.72
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.0	0.00	0.000	1.04
UruguayURYSouth America	0.0	99.69	99.688	9.60
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.0	12.19	12.186	49.40
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.0	0.00	0.000	0.05
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.0	64.81	64.812	91.85
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.0	0.00	0.000	3.77
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.0	99.27	99.265	8.16
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.0	44.41	44.406	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.

Highest

Lowest

Zimbabweshared0.0
Zambiashared0.0
Yemenshared0.0
Kosovoshared0.0
Samoashared0.0

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: 25.84
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest6 share it
Lowest46 share it
Middle country: 13.163
Total generation (TWh)
HighestUnited States3,844.23
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 5.22

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
31values changed, of 186 in both
15 · 16rose · fell
155unchanged

Rose most

Czechia19.9 → 24.7+4.8
Armenia34.7 → 39.4+4.7
Switzerland37.7 → 41.6+3.9
Bulgaria45.0 → 48.1+3.0
Lithuania79.1 → 81.8+2.7

Fell most

Germany29.6 → 28.2−1.4
Japan29.6 → 28.5−1.1
Spain27.3 → 26.3−1.1
Argentina7.8 → 6.9−1.0
Finland30.6 → 29.8−0.8

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.

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32 distinct values among 186
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 155 countries share 0.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 186 countries has every column.

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