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Atlas (Beta)Nuclear Energy Consumption (%)
WorldEconomicNuclear energy consumption as a percentage of world consumption by country
A map showing nuclear energy consumption as a percentage of world consumption by country.
Countries not named in this description report no data. In North America, Canada consumes between 4 and 6 percent of world nuclear energy; the United States consumes 32 percent; and Mexico consumes less than 1 percent. In South America, Brazil consumes between 1 and 3 percent, and Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina consume less than 1 percent. In Europe, Russia and France consume between 7 and 31 percent; United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Sweden, and Finland, between 4 and 6 percent; and Ireland, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Romania, and Greece, less than 1 percent. In Africa, Algeria and Egypt consume less than 1 percent, whereas South Africa consumes between 1 and 3 percent. In Southwest, Central, and South Asia, India consumes between 1 and 3 percent, and Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh less than 1 percent. In Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines consume less than 1 percent. In East Asia, China consumes between 7 and 31 percent; South Korea, between 4 and 6 percent; and Japan and Taiwan, between 1 and 3 percent. In Oceania, Australia and New Zealand both consume less than 1 percent.
Class | Rank | Percent of world consumption | Class | Rank | Metric tons | -36 to -41°C | -30 to -35°C | -24 to -29°C | -18 to -23°C | -12 to -17°C | -6 to -11°C | 0 to -5°C | 0 to 2°C | 3 to 5°C | 6 to 8°C | 9 to 11°C | 12 to 14°C | 15 to 17°C | 18 to 20°C | 21 to 23°C | 24 to 26°C | 27 to 29°C | |
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14.7% | 34.5% | 21.4% | 15.2% | 21.7% | 17.5% | 23.1% | 15.3% | 33.6% | 16.9% | 13.3% | 8.73% | 8.38% | 5.23% | 17.2% | 8.69% | 7.14% |