Ranking · 2026
Countries with nuclear power
World: 401,186 MWe · 443 reactors · 32 countries
More rankings: under construction, largest, oldest, shut down
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United States96,952 MWe94 reactors17.4 % of electricity · 2025
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France63,000 MWe57 reactors68.8 % of electricity · 2025
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China60,928 MWe64 reactors · 35 under construction4.6 % of electricity · 2025
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Japan31,679 MWe33 reactors · 2 under construction9.1 % of electricity · 2025
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Russia27,969 MWe34 reactors · 7 under construction18.3 % of electricity · 2025
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South Korea25,609 MWe26 reactors · 4 under construction29.6 % of electricity · 2025
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Ukraine13,107 MWe15 reactors · 2 under construction55.8 % of electricity · 2022
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Canada12,714 MWe17 reactors · 1 under construction13.1 % of electricity · 2025
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India8,047 MWe24 reactors · 8 under construction2.6 % of electricity · 2025
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Spain7,123 MWe7 reactors18.8 % of electricity · 2025
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Sweden7,012 MWe6 reactors27.6 % of electricity · 2025
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United Kingdom5,883 MWe9 reactors · 2 under construction12.5 % of electricity · 2025
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United Arab Emirates5,348 MWe4 reactors22.9 % of electricity · 2024
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Finland4,369 MWe5 reactors39.9 % of electricity · 2025
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Czech Republic3,972 MWe6 reactors42.3 % of electricity · 2025
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Pakistan3,262 MWe6 reactors · 1 under construction12.2 % of electricity · 2025
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Switzerland2,973 MWe4 reactors29.9 % of electricity · 2025
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Slovakia2,306 MWe5 reactors · 1 under construction66.4 % of electricity · 2025
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Belarus2,220 MWe2 reactors36.6 % of electricity · 2025
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Belgium2,056 MWe2 reactors33.1 % of electricity · 2025
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Bulgaria2,006 MWe2 reactors39.1 % of electricity · 2025
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Hungary1,916 MWe4 reactors · 1 under construction40 % of electricity · 2025
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Brazil1,884 MWe2 reactors · 1 under construction2.1 % of electricity · 2025
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South Africa1,854 MWe2 reactors4.2 % of electricity · 2025
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Argentina1,631 MWe3 reactors · 1 under construction7 % of electricity · 2025
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Mexico1,552 MWe2 reactors2.9 % of electricity · 2025
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Romania1,300 MWe2 reactors20.5 % of electricity · 2025
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Iran915 MWe1 reactors · 2 under construction1.9 % of electricity · 2025
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Slovenia696 MWe1 reactors39.3 % of electricity · 2025
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Netherlands482 MWe1 reactors3 % of electricity · 2025
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Armenia416 MWe1 reactors27 % of electricity · 2025
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North Korea5 MWe2 reactors
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Bangladesh2 under constructionno reactors operating
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Egypt4 under constructionno reactors operating
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Philippines0 under constructionno reactors operating
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Türkiye4 under constructionno reactors operating
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Uzbekistan2 under constructionno reactors operating
Net electrical capacity (MWe) of reactors operating in the selected year; bars are relative to the leader. Nuclear share of electricity generation: Our World in Data, Ember and Energy Institute, latest year available.
World: 960 reactors · 73 countries · 12,736 MWt thermal
- 1
United States355 reactors59 operating · 4 under construction7,218 MWt thermal
- 2
Russia134 reactors61 operating · 4 under construction1,068 MWt thermal
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Japan50 reactors26 operating · 4 under construction226 MWt thermal
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United Kingdom49 reactors2 operating · 1 under construction297 MWt thermal
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Germany48 reactors8 operating183 MWt thermal
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France41 reactors3 operating · 2 under construction1,543 MWt thermal
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China30 reactors22 operating · 3 under construction328 MWt thermal
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Italy20 reactors6 operating · 1 under construction59.3 MWt thermal
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Canada19 reactors5 operating262 MWt thermal
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India16 reactors7 operating · 3 under construction348 MWt thermal
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Netherlands8 reactors3 operating48.4 MWt thermal
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South Korea8 reactors4 operating · 2 under construction47.3 MWt thermal
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Argentina8 reactors5 operating · 1 under construction41 MWt thermal
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Iran8 reactors5 operating · 2 under construction35 MWt thermal
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Czech Republic8 reactors4 operating · 1 under construction10 MWt thermal
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Belgium7 reactors3 operating · 1 under construction227 MWt thermal
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Sweden7 reactors1 operating132 MWt thermal
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Pakistan7 reactors6 operating · 1 under construction66.1 MWt thermal
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Switzerland7 reactors2 operating40 MWt thermal
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Brazil7 reactors6 operating · 1 under construction35.1 MWt thermal
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Taiwan6 reactors1 operating42.1 MWt thermal
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Poland6 reactors1 operating40.1 MWt thermal
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Belarus6 reactors3 operating5 MWt thermal
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Kazakhstan5 reactors4 operating41.5 MWt thermal
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Ukraine5 reactors3 operating · 2 under construction30.2 MWt thermal
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Romania5 reactors2 operating16.5 MWt thermal
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Spain5 reactors0 operating · 1 under construction3 MWt thermal
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Australia4 reactors1 operating30.1 MWt thermal
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Norway4 reactors0 operating22.5 MWt thermal
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Denmark4 reactors1 operating15 MWt thermal
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Mexico4 reactors2 operating1 MWt thermal
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Indonesia3 reactors3 operating32.1 MWt thermal
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Algeria3 reactors3 operating16 MWt thermal
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Austria3 reactors1 operating10.3 MWt thermal
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Türkiye3 reactors1 operating6.3 MWt thermal
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Greece3 reactors1 operating5 MWt thermal
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Israel2 reactors2 operating31 MWt thermal
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Egypt2 reactors1 operating24 MWt thermal
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South Africa2 reactors1 operating20 MWt thermal
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Vietnam2 reactors1 operating · 1 under construction15.5 MWt thermal
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Hungary2 reactors2 operating10.1 MWt thermal
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Nigeria2 reactors1 operating · 1 under construction10 MWt thermal
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Libya2 reactors1 operating10 MWt thermal
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Peru2 reactors2 operating10 MWt thermal
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Uzbekistan2 reactors1 operating8 MWt thermal
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Chile2 reactors1 operating7 MWt thermal
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Serbia2 reactors0 operating6.5 MWt thermal
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Iraq2 reactors0 operating5.5 MWt thermal
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Latvia2 reactors0 operating5 MWt thermal
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Jordan2 reactors2 operating5 MWt thermal
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Democratic Republic of the Congo2 reactors0 operating1.1 MWt thermal
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Portugal2 reactors1 operating1 MWt thermal
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Finland2 reactors0 operating250 kWt thermal
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Georgia1 reactor0 operating8 MWt thermal
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North Korea1 reactor1 operating8 MWt thermal
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Mongolia1 reactor0 operating · 1 under construction5 MWt thermal
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Bangladesh1 reactor1 operating3 MWt thermal
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Venezuela1 reactor0 operating3 MWt thermal
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Bulgaria1 reactor0 operating2 MWt thermal
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Morocco1 reactor1 operating2 MWt thermal
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Antarctica1 reactor0 operating1.8 MWt thermal
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Thailand1 reactor1 operating1.3 MWt thermal
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Malaysia1 reactor1 operating1 MWt thermal
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Slovenia1 reactor1 operating250 kWt thermal
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Bolivia1 reactor0 operating · 1 under construction200 kWt thermal
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Tajikistan1 reactor0 operating · 1 under construction50 kWt thermal
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Ghana1 reactor1 operating34 kWt thermal
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Colombia1 reactor1 operating30 kWt thermal
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Saudi Arabia1 reactor0 operating · 1 under construction30 kWt thermal
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Syria1 reactor1 operating30 kWt thermal
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Jamaica1 reactor1 operating20 kWt thermal
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Uruguay1 reactor0 operating10 kWt thermal
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Philippines1 reactor1 operating
Research reactors and critical and subcritical assemblies surveyed by the IAEA (RRDB), by country; bars are relative to the leader. Thermal power summed over those with a known figure.