Nuclear share of electricity — all countries

Nuclear share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific

Nuclear share of electricity in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 14.74%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2024 14.74% +9.31 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 14.82%1998
Period minimum 3.54%2013

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Nuclear share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific, 1990–202405101519901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 13.75%1991: 13.75%1992: 13.41%1993: 13.85%1994: 14.09%1995: 14.29%1996: 14.27%1997: 14.25%1998: 14.82%1999: 14.19%2000: 13.57%2001: 12.92%2002: 11.96%2003: 10.5%2004: 10.7%2005: 10.73%2006: 9.94%2007: 8.49%2008: 8.38%2009: 8.34%2010: 7.71%2011: 5%2012: 3.79%2013: 3.54%2014: 3.71%2015: 4.24%2016: 4.49%2017: 4.5%2018: 4.93%2019: 5.39%2020: 5.33%2021: 5.45%2022: 5.36%2023: 5.43%2024: 14.74%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 14.74%
World 15.52%
Nuclear share of electricity — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.74 +9.31 pp
2023 5.43 +0.08 pp
2022 5.36 −0.1 pp
2021 5.45 +0.13 pp
2020 5.33 −0.06 pp
2019 5.39 +0.46 pp
2018 4.93 +0.43 pp
2017 4.5 +0.01 pp
2016 4.49 +0.25 pp
2015 4.24 +0.52 pp
2014 3.71 +0.18 pp
2013 3.54 −0.25 pp
2012 3.79 −1.21 pp
2011 5 −2.71 pp
2010 7.71 −0.64 pp
2009 8.34 −0.04 pp
2008 8.38 −0.11 pp
2007 8.49 −1.45 pp
2006 9.94 −0.79 pp
2005 10.73 +0.04 pp
2004 10.7 +0.2 pp
2003 10.5 −1.46 pp
2002 11.96 −0.96 pp
2001 12.92 −0.66 pp
2000 13.57 −0.62 pp
1999 14.19 −0.63 pp
1998 14.82 +0.58 pp
1997 14.25 −0.02 pp
1996 14.27 −0.02 pp
1995 14.29 +0.2 pp
1994 14.09 +0.24 pp
1993 13.85 +0.44 pp
1992 13.41 −0.34 pp
1991 13.75 +0 pp
1990 13.75

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated at nuclear power plants. About thirty countries have nuclear generation, and almost nowhere did it appear gradually: a reactor either exists or it does not, so for most countries the series is either zero or immediately sizable. A plant emits nothing while it operates, and in carbon intensity nuclear generation is comparable to wind — yet decisions about its fate are made for reasons that have nothing to do with emissions.

Important: Countries without reactors stand at zero rather than being absent. Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.