Nuclear share of electricity in North America in 2024 — 17.29%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.21 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.29 | −0.35 pp |
| 2023 | 17.64 | +0.35 pp |
| 2022 | 17.29 | −0.72 pp |
| 2021 | 18 | −0.75 pp |
| 2020 | 18.76 | +0.03 pp |
| 2019 | 18.72 | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 18.42 | −0.57 pp |
| 2017 | 18.99 | +0.12 pp |
| 2016 | 18.87 | +0.14 pp |
| 2015 | 18.73 | −0.03 pp |
| 2014 | 18.76 | +0.12 pp |
| 2013 | 18.64 | +0.44 pp |
| 2012 | 18.2 | −0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 18.36 | −0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 18.66 | −0.52 pp |
| 2009 | 19.18 | +0.51 pp |
| 2008 | 18.67 | −0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 18.68 | +0.07 pp |
| 2006 | 18.61 | +0.25 pp |
| 2005 | 18.37 | −0.56 pp |
| 2004 | 18.92 | +0.46 pp |
| 2003 | 18.47 | −0.45 pp |
| 2002 | 18.91 | −0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 19.51 | +0.82 pp |
| 2000 | 18.68 | −0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 18.88 | +1 pp |
| 1998 | 17.88 | +0.35 pp |
| 1997 | 17.53 | −1.48 pp |
| 1996 | 19.01 | −0.58 pp |
| 1995 | 19.59 | +0.07 pp |
| 1994 | 19.52 | +0.74 pp |
| 1993 | 18.78 | −0.54 pp |
| 1992 | 19.32 | −0.08 pp |
| 1991 | 19.4 | +0.91 pp |
| 1990 | 18.49 | — |
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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