Facts and figures
NEA member countries account for approximately 85% of the world's installed nuclear capacity. In the OECD area, nuclear energy represents almost 21% of the electricity supply.
The NEA publication Nuclear Energy Data 2012 is an annual compilation of essential statistics on nuclear energy in OECD countries, providing information on plans for new nuclear construction, nuclear fuel cycle developments and projections of installed nuclear capacity to 2035 in OECD member countries. This comprehensive overview of the current situation and expected trends in various sectors of the nuclear fuel cycle provides authoritative information for policy makers, experts and academics working in the nuclear energy field.
Summary figures for 2012:
| Country | Number of nuclear power plants connected to the grid |
Nuclear electricity generation (net TWh) 2012 |
Nuclear percentage of total electricity supply |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Austria | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Belgium | 7 |
45.9 |
* | 50.5 |
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| Canada | 17 |
90.0 |
* | 17.0 |
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| Chile | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Czech Republic | 6 |
26.7 |
33.0 |
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| Denmark | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Estonia | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Finland | 4 |
22.3 |
* | 31.6 |
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| France | 58 |
421.1 |
* | 77.7 |
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| Germany | 9 |
102.0 |
* | 17.6 |
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| Greece | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Hungary | 4 |
14.7 |
* | 43.2 |
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| Iceland | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Ireland | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Israel 1 | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Italy | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Japan | 50 |
156.2 |
18.1 |
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| Luxembourg | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Mexico | 2 |
9.7 |
4.2 |
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| Netherlands | 1 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
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| New Zealand | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Norway | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Poland | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Portugal | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Republic of Korea | 21 |
149.2 |
32.7 |
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| Slovak Republic | 4 |
14.3 |
55.2 |
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| Slovenia | 1 |
5.9 |
41.8 |
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| Spain | 8 |
54.9 |
* | 19.5 |
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| Sweden | 10 |
58.0 |
39.6 |
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| Switzerland | 5 |
26.0 |
39.4 |
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| Turkey | 0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| United Kingdom | 18 |
62.7 |
** | 17.8 |
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| United States | 104 |
786.0 |
* | 19.7 |
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| Total | 329 |
2049.5 |
20.7 |
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| OECD America | 123 |
885.7 |
18.4 |
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| OECD Europe | 135 |
858.4 |
24.7 |
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| OECD Pacific | 71 |
305.4 |
19.0 |
* Provisional data
** Secretariat estimate
Last reviewed: 29 April 2013
1. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
