Nuclear share of electricity in Western Europe in 2023 — 30.84%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.93 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30.84 | +0.69 pp |
| 2022 | 30.14 | −4.66 pp |
| 2021 | 34.8 | +1.92 pp |
| 2020 | 32.88 | −2.73 pp |
| 2019 | 35.6 | +0.26 pp |
| 2018 | 35.34 | +0.48 pp |
| 2017 | 34.86 | −1.19 pp |
| 2016 | 36.05 | −1.84 pp |
| 2015 | 37.88 | −1.74 pp |
| 2014 | 39.63 | +1.21 pp |
| 2013 | 38.42 | −0.49 pp |
| 2012 | 38.9 | −2.5 pp |
| 2011 | 41.4 | −0.21 pp |
| 2010 | 41.61 | −0.66 pp |
| 2009 | 42.27 | −0.85 pp |
| 2008 | 43.12 | +0.18 pp |
| 2007 | 42.94 | −2.56 pp |
| 2006 | 45.5 | −0.11 pp |
| 2005 | 45.61 | −0.34 pp |
| 2004 | 45.95 | −0.13 pp |
| 2003 | 46.07 | −0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 46.67 | +0.31 pp |
| 2001 | 46.36 | −0.41 pp |
| 2000 | 46.77 | — |
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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