Nuclear share of electricity in the United States in 2024 — 17.74%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 19. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.26 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.74 | −0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 18.15 | +0.27 pp |
| 2022 | 17.88 | −0.67 pp |
| 2021 | 18.55 | −0.77 pp |
| 2020 | 19.32 | +0.12 pp |
| 2019 | 19.2 | +0.32 pp |
| 2018 | 18.88 | −0.69 pp |
| 2017 | 19.57 | +0.14 pp |
| 2016 | 19.43 | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 19.23 | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 19.14 | +0.05 pp |
| 2013 | 19.09 | +0.42 pp |
| 2012 | 18.67 | −0.21 pp |
| 2011 | 18.89 | −0.28 pp |
| 2010 | 19.16 | −0.66 pp |
| 2009 | 19.82 | +0.64 pp |
| 2008 | 19.18 | −0.05 pp |
| 2007 | 19.23 | +0.26 pp |
| 2006 | 18.98 | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 18.88 | −0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 19.48 | +0.18 pp |
| 2003 | 19.3 | −0.56 pp |
| 2002 | 19.86 | −0.65 pp |
| 2001 | 20.51 | +0.82 pp |
| 2000 | 19.68 | −0.12 pp |
| 1999 | 19.8 | +1.16 pp |
| 1998 | 18.64 | +0.62 pp |
| 1997 | 18.02 | −1.43 pp |
| 1996 | 19.45 | −0.48 pp |
| 1995 | 19.93 | +0.38 pp |
| 1994 | 19.55 | +0.58 pp |
| 1993 | 18.97 | −0.97 pp |
| 1992 | 19.93 | +0.11 pp |
| 1991 | 19.82 | +0.82 pp |
| 1990 | 19 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
United States
17.74
Canada
13.89
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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