U.S. nuclear energy consumption 2021

Nuclear energy consumption in the United States amounted to some 7.4 exajoules in 2021, down from 7.54 exajoules in the previous year. Between 1998 and 2021, consumption of nuclear energy in the North American country increased by 310 petajoules, peaking at 8.12 exajoules in the year 2007.

Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 1998 to 2021 (in exajoules)

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1998 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures refer to gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. According to the source, the data was converted on the basis of thermal equivalence: the amount of fuel required by thermal power stations to produce the indicated electricity output.

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.

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