Nuclear energy consumption amounted to nearly 24 input-equivalent exajoules in 2020, down from 24.93 input-equivalent exajoules in the previous year. During the period in consideration, figures peaked at 25.99 input-equivalent exajoules in 2010. As a result of the Fukushima disaster, use of nuclear power initially declined between 2010 and 2012. The United States is the largest consumer of nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy consumption worldwide from 2009 to 2020*
(in exajoules)
* Based on gross generation and not accounting for cross-border electricity supply. ’Input-equivalent’ energy is the amount of fuel that would be required by thermal power stations to generate the reported electricity output.
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