Nuclear share of electricity in South America in 2021 — 2.09%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.35 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.09 | −0.03 pp |
| 2020 | 2.12 | +0.05 pp |
| 2019 | 2.07 | +0.17 pp |
| 2018 | 1.9 | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 1.86 | −0.19 pp |
| 2016 | 2.06 | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1.86 | +0.03 pp |
| 2014 | 1.83 | −0.07 pp |
| 2013 | 1.9 | −0.15 pp |
| 2012 | 2.05 | −0.06 pp |
| 2011 | 2.11 | −0.05 pp |
| 2010 | 2.16 | −0.07 pp |
| 2009 | 2.23 | −0.03 pp |
| 2008 | 2.26 | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.16 | −0.33 pp |
| 2006 | 2.49 | +0.46 pp |
| 2005 | 2.04 | −0.43 pp |
| 2004 | 2.47 | −0.35 pp |
| 2003 | 2.82 | +0.04 pp |
| 2002 | 2.78 | −0.33 pp |
| 2001 | 3.11 | +1.37 pp |
| 2000 | 1.74 | — |
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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