Global annual growth in nuclear energy consumption 2022, by country
phased out nuclear energy in 2023) had the greatest consumption decline of 44.2 percent.
Nuclear consumption increased by 4.8 percent worldwide in 2022 compared to the previous year. United Arab Emirates experienced the largest growth by far, at roughly 90 percent in comparison to the previous year. Iran and Pakistan followed with the second and third largest growth, at 85 and 42 percent, respectively. By comparison, Germany (which