Global Nuclear Generation Ranking
Nuclear Electricity Generation by Country (TWh) 2000 - 2025
Summary
In 2025, United States led with 784.8 TWh, ahead of China at 487.4 TWh.
United States alone accounted for 28.9% of the 2025 total.
China grew the fastest since 2015, up 184.4%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2025
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1North America |  United StatesUSA | 784.8 | +0.4% | 28.9% | — |
| 2East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 487.4 | +8.1% | 17.9% | — |
| 3Western Europe |  FranceFRA | 392.1 | +3.1% | 14.4% | — |
| 4Eastern Europe |  Russian FederationRUS | 218.6 | +1.3% | 8.0% | — |
| 5#2East Asia |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 184.7 | -2.2% | 6.8% | — |
| 6#3East Asia |  JapanJPN | 94.1 | +10.8% | 3.5% | +1 |
| 7#2North America |  CanadaCAN | 85.3 | -0.2% | 3.1% | -1 |
| 8#2Western Europe |  SpainESP | 54.1 | -0.7% | 2.0% | +1 |
| 9South Asia |  IndiaIND | 53.8 | -1.6% | 2.0% | -1 |
| 10Northern Europe |  SwedenSWE | 47.1 | -7.1% | 1.7% | — |
| 11#3Western Europe |  United KingdomGBR | 36.4 | -10.3% | 1.3% | +1 |
| 12#2Northern Europe |  FinlandFIN | 32.8 | +0.6% | 1.2% | +1 |
| 13#2Eastern Europe |  CzechiaCZE | 31.9 | +7.4% | 1.2% | +2 |
| 14#2South Asia |  PakistanPAK | 25.4 | +3.3% | 0.9% | +2 |
| 15 |  BelgiumBEL | 24.1 | -22.8% | 0.9% | -1 |
| 16 |  SwitzerlandSUI | 19.4 | -19.2% | 0.7% | +1 |
| 17#3Eastern Europe |  SlovakiaSVK | 19.3 | +6.0% | 0.7% | +1 |
| 18 |  BelarusBLR | 17 | +8.3% | 0.6% | +4 |
| 19 |  HungaryHUN | 16.1 | +0.6% | 0.6% | — |
| 20Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 15.9 | +0.6% | 0.6% | — |
| 21 |  BulgariaBGR | 14.8 | -6.3% | 0.5% | -1 |
| 22#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ArgentinaARG | 10.8 | +3.8% | 0.4% | +4 |
| 23Sub-Saharan Afr. |  South AfricaRSA | 10.2 | +30.8% | 0.4% | +4 |
| 24 |  RomaniaROU | 10.2 | -6.4% | 0.4% | +1 |
| 25#3North America |  MexicoMEX | 10.2 | -17.1% | 0.4% | -2 |
| 26Middle East & C. Asia |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 7.4 | 0.0% | 0.3% | +2 |
| 27Southern Europe |  SloveniaSLO | 5.8 | 0.0% | 0.2% | +2 |
| 28 |  NetherlandsNED | 4 | +11.1% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 29 |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 3.2 | -73.8% | 0.1% | -5 |
| 30#2Middle East & C. Asia |  ArmeniaARM | 2.7 | +3.8% | 0.1% | +1 |
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