Historical and Projected Capacities for Nuclear Electricity Generation, 1996–2020

Updated April 8, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

(Net Gigawatts)

Region 19961 19972 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Industrialized 283.4 283.6 278.2 269.5 260.6 233.8 213.7
United States 100.8 99.0 94.8 87.4 74.2 56.4 49.9
Other North America 16.2 13.3 12.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 9.3
Japan 42.4 43.9 43.7 44.5 54.3 53.4 53.6
France 59.9 62.9 63.1 62.9 64.3 64.3 61.5
United Kingdom 12.9 13.0 13.0 13 0 11.9 11.6 10.6
Other Western Europe 51.2 51.5 51.2 50.2 44.4 36.5 29.9
EE/FSU 46.3 46.3 48.3 49.1 48.2 49.4 40.8
Eastern Europe 9.8 9.8 10.7 12.7 11.5 10.9 10.5
Russia 19.8 19.8 22.7 21.1 1`.5 21.7 19.3
Ukraine 13.8 13.8 12.1 12.1 12.1 14.0 9.5
Other FSU 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.1 2.7 1.6
Developing 21.4 22.0 25.5 36.0 47.0 54.2 56.4
China 2.2 2.2 2.2 6.7 11.5 14.7 18.8
South Korea 9.1 9.8 13.0 13.9 14.9 16.2 15.0
Other 10.1 10.1 10.3 15.3 20.5 23.3 22.7
Total world 351.1 351.9 352.0 354.6 355.8 337.4 311.0
NOTES: EE/FSU = Eastern Europe/Former Soviet Union. totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
1. Status as of December 31, 1996.
2. Status as of December 31, 1997. Data are preliminary and may not match other EIA sources.
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Outlook 1999, DOE./EIA-0383(99); country-specific nuclear power programs.

 

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