Nuclear share of electricity in France in 2024 — 66.8%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 19. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.84 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.8 | +2.46 pp |
| 2023 | 64.34 | +2.12 pp |
| 2022 | 62.22 | −6.05 pp |
| 2021 | 68.27 | +1.88 pp |
| 2020 | 66.4 | −3.43 pp |
| 2019 | 69.83 | −1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 70.92 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 70.82 | −0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 71.42 | −4.01 pp |
| 2015 | 75.43 | −0.75 pp |
| 2014 | 76.18 | +3.46 pp |
| 2013 | 72.72 | −1.51 pp |
| 2012 | 74.23 | −2.89 pp |
| 2011 | 77.12 | +1.85 pp |
| 2010 | 75.27 | −1.18 pp |
| 2009 | 76.45 | −0.13 pp |
| 2008 | 76.58 | −0.59 pp |
| 2007 | 77.18 | −1.13 pp |
| 2006 | 78.31 | −0.07 pp |
| 2005 | 78.38 | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 78.08 | +0.27 pp |
| 2003 | 77.81 | −0.31 pp |
| 2002 | 78.12 | +1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 76.62 | −0.26 pp |
| 2000 | 76.89 | +1.91 pp |
| 1999 | 74.98 | −0.91 pp |
| 1998 | 75.89 | −2.46 pp |
| 1997 | 78.35 | +0.95 pp |
| 1996 | 77.39 | +1.07 pp |
| 1995 | 76.32 | +0.83 pp |
| 1994 | 75.49 | −2.4 pp |
| 1993 | 77.89 | +4.89 pp |
| 1992 | 73 | +0.26 pp |
| 1991 | 72.73 | −1.91 pp |
| 1990 | 74.65 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
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