Nuclear share of electricity — all countries

Nuclear share of electricity — Central America

Nuclear share of electricity in Central America in 2021 — 2.85%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.66 pp.

2021 2.85% −0.02 pp vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 3.91%2002
Period minimum 1.85%2010

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of generation

Nuclear share of electricity — Central America, 2000–20211234200020032006200920122015201820212000: 3.52%2001: 3.58%2002: 3.91%2003: 3.89%2004: 3.39%2005: 3.78%2006: 3.68%2007: 3.41%2008: 3.16%2009: 3.4%2010: 1.85%2011: 2.9%2012: 2.47%2013: 3.41%2014: 2.76%2015: 3.19%2016: 2.83%2017: 2.89%2018: 3.32%2019: 2.82%2020: 2.88%2021: 2.85%
Change over the period: −0.66 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 2.85%
World 9.81%
Nuclear share of electricity — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 2.85 −0.02 pp
2020 2.88 +0.06 pp
2019 2.82 −0.5 pp
2018 3.32 +0.43 pp
2017 2.89 +0.06 pp
2016 2.83 −0.36 pp
2015 3.19 +0.43 pp
2014 2.76 −0.65 pp
2013 3.41 +0.95 pp
2012 2.47 −0.43 pp
2011 2.9 +1.05 pp
2010 1.85 −1.55 pp
2009 3.4 +0.23 pp
2008 3.16 −0.25 pp
2007 3.41 −0.26 pp
2006 3.68 −0.1 pp
2005 3.78 +0.39 pp
2004 3.39 −0.5 pp
2003 3.89 −0.02 pp
2002 3.91 +0.33 pp
2001 3.58 +0.06 pp
2000 3.52

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.