Between 1970 and 2000, the generation of electricity from nuclear power in Belgium increased significantly, rising from 0.1 to 48 terawatt-hours. In the following two decades, figures presented some fluctuation, dropping as low as 26 terawatt-hours in 2015, before increasing again to 43.5 TWh the following year. In 2021, Belgium's electricity generation from nuclear power stood at 50.6 terawatt-hours, the highest figure recorded during the period in consideration.
Nuclear electricity generation in Belgium from 1970 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)
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BP. (June 28, 2022). Nuclear electricity generation in Belgium from 1970 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028745/nuclear-electricity-generation-in-belgium/
BP. "Nuclear electricity generation in Belgium from 1970 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028745/nuclear-electricity-generation-in-belgium/
BP. (2022). Nuclear electricity generation in Belgium from 1970 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028745/nuclear-electricity-generation-in-belgium/
BP. "Nuclear Electricity Generation in Belgium from 1970 to 2021 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028745/nuclear-electricity-generation-in-belgium/
BP, Nuclear electricity generation in Belgium from 1970 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028745/nuclear-electricity-generation-in-belgium/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Nuclear electricity generation in Belgium from 1970 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], BP, June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028745/nuclear-electricity-generation-in-belgium/