Nuclear share of electricity in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 14.22%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 19. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 6.34 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.22 | +0.43 pp |
| 2023 | 13.79 | −0.79 pp |
| 2022 | 14.59 | −0.35 pp |
| 2021 | 14.94 | −1.24 pp |
| 2020 | 16.18 | −1.2 pp |
| 2019 | 17.37 | −2.2 pp |
| 2018 | 19.57 | −1.28 pp |
| 2017 | 20.84 | −0.42 pp |
| 2016 | 21.27 | +0.46 pp |
| 2015 | 20.81 | +1.93 pp |
| 2014 | 18.88 | −0.84 pp |
| 2013 | 19.71 | +0.37 pp |
| 2012 | 19.34 | +0.59 pp |
| 2011 | 18.75 | +2.51 pp |
| 2010 | 16.23 | −2.1 pp |
| 2009 | 18.34 | +4.84 pp |
| 2008 | 13.5 | −2.39 pp |
| 2007 | 15.88 | −3.11 pp |
| 2006 | 18.99 | −1.5 pp |
| 2005 | 20.49 | +0.18 pp |
| 2004 | 20.31 | −1.96 pp |
| 2003 | 22.27 | −0.41 pp |
| 2002 | 22.69 | −0.73 pp |
| 2001 | 23.41 | +0.85 pp |
| 2000 | 22.56 | −3.28 pp |
| 1999 | 25.84 | −1.59 pp |
| 1998 | 27.43 | −0.56 pp |
| 1997 | 27.99 | +1.01 pp |
| 1996 | 26.98 | +0.35 pp |
| 1995 | 26.63 | −0.41 pp |
| 1994 | 27.04 | −0.61 pp |
| 1993 | 27.65 | +3.73 pp |
| 1992 | 23.92 | +2.08 pp |
| 1991 | 21.85 | +1.28 pp |
| 1990 | 20.56 | — |
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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