Nuclear power plants in the European Union generated 683,512 GWh of nuclear electricity in 2020, accounting for almost 25% of the bloc’s total electricity production, according to figures from Eurostat, the official statistics office.
This represents a fall of about 10% from Eurostat’s 765,337 GWh total for 2019, which was about 26% of total electricity production in the EU.
The largest producer of nuclear power in the EU was France with 52% of the bloc’s total nuclear energy production at 353,833 GWh. This was followed by Germany (9%; 64,382 GWh), Spain (9%; 58,299 GWh) and Sweden (7%; 49,198 GWh).
This represents a fall of about 10% from Eurostat’s 765,337 GWh total for 2019, which was about 26% of total electricity production in the EU.
The largest producer of nuclear power in the EU was France with 52% of the bloc’s total nuclear energy production at 353,833 GWh. This was followed by Germany (9%; 64,382 GWh), Spain (9%; 58,299 GWh) and Sweden (7%; 49,198 GWh).
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