This article analyzes the 2023 global nuclear power landscape, highlighting trends in production, consumption, and the shifting roles of key players like China, the US, and Japan.
In June, the Energy Institute released the 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Each year, I write a series of articles covering the Review’s findings.
remains the global leader in nuclear power production, but China’s 10-year growth rate is 14.6%, versus -0.2% in the U.S. China and Japan are the only countries in the Top 10 with a double-digit growth rate over the past decade. Pakistan, globally ranked at 18 among nuclear producers, also had a 10-year double-digit growth rate, as does the overall Middle East. Historical and Regional Context From a modest 25.5 terawatt-hours in 1965, worldwide nuclear power production surged to 2737.
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