In 2024, 12 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 649,524 GWh of electricity, an increase of 4.8% compared with 2023, according to the latest data from the bloc’s statistical office Eurostat.
This was the second consecutive year with a rise since a decrease in 2022 to 609,255 GWh. Nuclear power plants accounted for 23.3% of the total electricity production in the EU.
The EU’s largest nuclear producer, France, generated 58.6% of the EU’s nuclear power (380,451 GWh). Spain followed with 54,510 GWh (8.4%), ahead of Sweden (50,665 GWh; 7.8%) and Finland (32,599 GWh; 5.0%).
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