Data for 2018

Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2018

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Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 covers 171 countries on 4 measures. France is highest, at 72; 155 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 0. Against 2017, 16 values changed (8 up, 8 down), the same countries are covered.

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Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation · Data for 2018

HighestFrance

Lowest155 countries share it

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

171countries
4measures per country
2018the year it describes
17distinct values3 decimals, as published
Oct 2, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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France`FRA`Western Europe	72	91.419	19.757	576.24
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	56	77.457	21.793	26.66
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	49	60.842	11.763	32.05
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	42	97.760	55.797	163.36
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	39	61.947	23.230	73.87
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	36	68.238	32.382	16.12
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	35	54.848	20.168	46.51
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	34	45.313	10.859	86.84
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	32	78.214	45.764	70.23
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	25	55.468	30.435	7.59
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	21	58.821	38.272	271.40
United States`USA`Northern America	19	36.659	17.450	4,201.55
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	18	58.639	40.877	64.07
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	7	32.879	25.678	129.02
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	4	29.468	25.332	7,133.23
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	3	19.797	16.693	113.10
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0	82.906	82.906	1.17
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0	100.000	100.000	8.55
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0	1.068	1.068	76.75
American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0	0.000	0.000	0.16
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0	79.452	79.452	13.14
Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0	2.778	2.778	0.36
Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0	16.495	16.495	0.97
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0	77.408	77.408	64.67
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0	7.760	7.760	25.13
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0	0.000	0.000	2.00
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0	0.034	0.034	29.55
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0	1.769	1.769	79.15
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0	2.885	2.885	1.04
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0	2.077	2.077	38.99
Belize`BLZ`Central America	0	92.683	92.683	0.41
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0	0.000	0.000	0.19
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0	100.000	100.000	6.89
Bolivia`BOL`South America	0	29.582	29.582	10.04
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0	0.322	0.322	3.11
British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	0	0.000	0.000	0.16
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0	0.000	0.000	4.30
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0	14.439	14.439	1.87
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0	71.429	71.429	0.35
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0	20.930	20.930	0.43
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0	58.899	58.899	8.54
Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0	1.493	1.493	0.67
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0	100.000	100.000	0.15
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0	5.882	5.882	0.34
Chile`CHL`South America	0	45.866	45.866	81.76
Colombia`COL`South America	0	76.333	76.333	78.21
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0	0.000	0.000	0.10
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0	40.000	40.000	0.05
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0	98.601	98.601	11.44
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0	29.880	29.880	10.04
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0	72.337	72.337	13.52
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0	3.462	3.462	20.80
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0	9.486	9.486	5.06
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0	68.686	68.686	30.21
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0	0.000	0.000	0.05
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0	18.182	18.182	0.11
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0	13.776	13.776	19.60
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0	99.904	99.904	10.46
Ecuador`ECU`South America	0	71.912	71.912	29.23
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0	32.593	32.593	1.35
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0	12.821	12.821	0.39
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0	16.087	16.087	12.37
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0	95.918	95.918	0.49
Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	0	48.571	48.571	0.35
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0	59.091	59.091	1.10
French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0	29.412	29.412	0.68
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0	47.122	47.122	2.78
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0	0.000	0.000	0.39
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0	82.475	82.475	12.04
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0	40.711	40.711	14.91
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0	30.679	30.679	52.61
Greenland`GRL`Northern America	0	80.769	80.769	0.52
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0	0.000	0.000	0.23
Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0	4.046	4.046	1.73
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0	66.113	66.113	13.25
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0	62.371	62.371	1.94
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0	0.000	0.000	0.08
Guyana`GUY`South America	0	2.632	2.632	1.14
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0	18.269	18.269	1.04
Honduras`HND`Central America	0	62.822	62.822	9.71
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0	0.410	0.410	36.57
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0	100.000	100.000	19.69
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0	1.910	1.910	98.41
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0	33.312	33.312	31.04
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0	2.724	2.724	69.02
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0	39.995	39.995	286.06
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0	14.646	14.646	3.96
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0	10.604	10.604	20.37
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0	86.283	86.283	11.30
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0	0.000	0.000	0.03
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0	0.121	0.121	74.13
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0	91.834	91.834	15.43
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0	65.078	65.078	34.42
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0	51.935	51.935	6.72
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0	2.209	2.209	21.28
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0	100.000	100.000	0.52
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0	31.707	31.707	0.41
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0	0.029	0.029	34.18
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0	75.342	75.342	2.92
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0	70.833	70.833	0.96
Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0	27.692	27.692	0.65
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0	43.277	43.277	2.38
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0	81.768	81.768	1.81
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0	3.797	3.797	0.79
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0	40.166	40.166	3.61
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0	10.152	10.152	1.97
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0	30.137	30.137	1.46
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0	20.513	20.513	3.12
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0	5.948	5.948	5.38
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0	6.697	6.697	6.57
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0	59.211	59.211	3.80
Montserrat`MSR`Caribbean	0	0.000	0.000	0.01
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0	81.797	81.797	17.14
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0	58.179	58.179	21.64
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0	98.582	98.582	1.41
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0	0.000	0.000	0.04
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0	100.000	100.000	4.84
New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0	12.000	12.000	3.50
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0	83.398	83.398	43.73
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0	58.710	58.710	4.65
Niger`NER`Western Africa	0	1.887	1.887	0.53
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0	21.166	21.166	36.71
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0	51.269	51.269	24.83
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0	34.938	34.938	5.61
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0	98.020	98.020	145.94
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0	0.132	0.132	37.76
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	0	14.286	14.286	0.42
Panama`PAN`Central America	0	77.768	77.768	11.20
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0	22.936	22.936	4.36
Paraguay`PRY`South America	0	100.000	100.000	59.34
Peru`PER`South America	0	61.131	61.131	54.62
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0	23.371	23.371	99.74
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0	12.760	12.760	169.43
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0	50.403	50.403	58.35
Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0	2.657	2.657	17.69
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0	0.312	0.312	48.06
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0	35.065	35.065	3.08
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0	41.463	41.463	0.82
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0	4.348	4.348	0.23
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0	2.439	2.439	0.41
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0	13.333	13.333	0.15
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0	40.000	40.000	0.15
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0	0.000	0.000	0.10
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0	14.170	14.170	4.94
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0	29.725	29.725	36.67
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0	1.923	1.923	0.52
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0	66.667	66.667	0.27
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0	0.000	0.000	0.10
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0	5.405	5.405	0.37
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	0	0.000	0.000	0.54
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0	59.756	59.756	16.40
Suriname`SUR`South America	0	53.158	53.158	1.90
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0	3.495	3.495	22.32
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0	93.161	93.161	19.74
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0	31.737	31.737	7.31
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0	35.000	35.000	0.60
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	0	14.286	14.286	0.07
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0	0.108	0.108	9.23
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0	2.629	2.629	20.92
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0	32.257	32.257	300.15
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0	0.000	0.000	25.36
Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	0	0.000	0.000	0.26
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0	92.791	92.791	4.30
United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0	1.613	1.613	0.62
Uruguay`URY`South America	0	97.536	97.536	14.61
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0	9.359	9.359	63.15
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0	25.000	25.000	0.08
Venezuela`VEN`South America	0	58.369	58.369	99.71
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0	13.754	13.754	3.49
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0	84.644	84.644	16.28
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0	55.673	55.673	9.43

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Lowest

Zimbabweshared0
Zambiashared0
Yemenshared0
Samoashared0
Vanuatushared0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Low-carbon: renewables + nuclear (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 30.679
Renewables (% of generation)
Highest7 share it
Lowest18 share it
Middle country: 25.332
Total generation (TWh)
HighestChina7,133.23
LowestMontserrat0.01
Middle country: 6.72

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
16values changed, of 171 in both
8 · 8rose · fell
155unchanged

Rose most

Sweden40 → 42+2
Czechia33 → 34+1
Pakistan6 → 7+1
Slovakia55 → 56+1
China4 → 4+0

Fell most

Belgium49 → 39−11
Armenia32 → 25−7
Slovenia39 → 36−3
Finland33 → 32−1
Spain21 → 21−1

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.

How values are stored

17 distinct values among 171
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 155 countries share 0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 171 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Ember (2018). Nuclear Share of Electricity Generation, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/nuclear-electricity/2018

0625 held

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