Nuclear energy consumption in the United States amounted to some **** exajoules in 2023, down from over an annual consumption of over *** exajoules recorded until 2019. Between 1998 and 2023, consumption of nuclear energy in the North American country increased by *** petajoules, peaking at **** exajoules in 2007. The United States accounts for almost ********* of the worldwide nuclear energy consumption.
Figures refer to gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. According to the source, the data was converted on the basis of thermal equivalence: the amount of fuel required by thermal power stations to produce the indicated electricity output.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
The report was previously published by BP.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265529/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states/
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Energy Institute. "Nuclear Energy Consumption in The United States from 1998 to 2023 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265529/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states/
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Nuclear energy consumption in the United States from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265529/nuclear-energy-consumption-in-the-united-states/
