In 2022, nuclear power accounted for 21.6 percent of gross electricity generation in the European Union. This figure has been on a mostly downward trend since 1995, when nuclear energy made up 32.9 percent of the EU's power mix.
Nuclear share of gross electricity generation in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2022
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