In 2021, France's consumption of nuclear energy amounted to 3.43 exajoules, up from some 3.21 exajoules in the previous year. Nevertheless, during the period in consideration, nuclear energy consumption in this European country declined by 1.04 exajoules. Nuclear energy accounted for 69 percent of
Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2021 (in exajoules)
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BP. (June 28, 2022). Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2021 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
BP. "Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2021 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
BP. (2022). Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2021 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
BP. "Nuclear Energy Consumption in France from 2005 to 2021 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
BP, Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2021 (in exajoules) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2021 (in exajoules) [Graph], BP, June 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/