Nuclear electricity generation growth vs Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Nuclear electricity generation growth and Carbon intensity of electricity generation worldwide, drawn over time. No period has an observed value for both, so the two are not set side by side.

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Nuclear electricity generation growth

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Nuclear electricity generation growthNuclear electricity generation growth. 2 observations from 2020 to 2021, ranging from -4% to 2.5%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 2.5% (2021). % -4 -2 0 2 4 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 2.5%
Nuclear electricity generation growthNuclear electricity generation growth. 2 observations from 2020 to 2021, ranging from -4% to 2.5%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 2.5% (2021). % -4 -2 0 2 4 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 2.5%
Nuclear electricity generation growthNuclear electricity generation growth. 2 observations from 2020 to 2021, ranging from -4% to 2.5%, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 2.5% (2021). % -4 -2 0 2 4 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 2.5%
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Nuclear electricity generation growth
Period Type Value
2020 Forecast -4%
2021 Forecast 2.5%
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Unit: gCO2/kWh · 2 observations

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Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 445 415
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Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 445 gCO2/kWh
2026 Forecast 415 gCO2/kWh
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Nuclear electricity generation growth

Year-on-year percentage change in electricity generated from nuclear power plants.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Emissions intensity of electricity generation, measured as greenhouse gas emissions in carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e) per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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