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What is that number today?",[98],"uk 0.88",[100],"uk 0.32","Around 5% of all energy consumption comes from nuclear energy.","You probably confuse how much nuclear energy is discussed with how much nuclear energy is used.","They probably confuse how much nuclear energy is discussed with how much nuclear energy is used.","Data sources: Energy Institute & EIA","We have found five different data sources with different estimates of nuclear’s share of global primary energy consumption, ranging between 3.6% and 5%, depending on how you count all the other energy sources. [1]: [Energy Institute](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.energyinst.org\u002Fstatistical-review) has just ver 5% Share of primary energy 2024. [2]  [IEA](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iea.org\u002Fdata-and-statistics?country=WORLD&fuel=Energy%20supply&indicator=TPESbySource) has 5% of total energy supply 2023. [3] [EIA](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eia.gov\u002Finternational\u002Fdata\u002Fworld\u002Ftotal-energy\u002Ftotal-energy-consumption?pd=44&p=0000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000u06&u=0&f=A&v=mapbubble&a=-&i=none&vo=value&&t=C&g=00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001&l=249-ruvvvvvfvtvnvv1vrvvvvfvvvvvvfvvvou20evvvvvvvvvvnvvvs0008&s=315532800000&e=1640995200000) has 4.5% of total primary energy in 2022.  [4] :[Our World in Data, Global direct primary energy, Global direct primary energy](https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fgrapher\u002Fglobal-energy-consumption-source?time=earliest..latest) has 4% of global direct primary energy for 2024, combining BP[1] and Smil, converting all units to terawatt-hours. [5]  [Our World in Data](https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fgrapher\u002Fenergy-consumption-by-source-and-region) 4% of energy consumption in 2024. Three different experts gave us feedback and confirmed that the correct answer is somewhere slightly below 5%.\n\n[1]  [Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2024](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.energyinst.org\u002Fstatistical-review)  \n[2]  [IEA, International Energy Agency, World Energy Balances 2022](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iea.org\u002Fdata-and-statistics?country=WORLD&fuel=Energy%20supply&indicator=TPESbySource)  \n[3]  [EIA, U.S. Energy Information Administration](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iea.org\u002Fdata-and-statistics?country=WORLD&fuel=Energy%20supply&indicator=TPESbySource)  \n[4]  [Our World in Data - Global direct primary energy](https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fgrapher\u002Fglobal-primary-energy?stackMode=relative)  \n[5]  [Our World in Data - Energy consumption by source, World](https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fgrapher\u002Fenergy-consumption-by-source-and-region)  \n[6]  [Energy Transitions: Global and National Perspectives (Second expanded and updated edition)](http:\u002F\u002Fvaclavsmil.com\u002F2016\u002F12\u002F14\u002Fenergy-transitions-global-and-national-perspectives-second-expanded-and-updated-edition\u002F)  \n[7]  [Gapminder's compilation based on different sources](https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.google.com\u002Fspreadsheets\u002Fd\u002F1TmwrttvoM9P1fdJGP47UKt6vLTNOR0eNYLxOu63cspU\u002Fedit#gid=0)\n","\nWe need to drastically cut carbon dioxide emissions from our electricity production, and nuclear power could potentially replace a lot of the fossil fuel power plants. Therefore it’s being discussed a lot, and when something is often talked about it ends up being a common thought in our minds. And when something is common in our minds, we start believing it’s common in reality. \n\nOnly a small number of rich countries have a major [share of energy from nuclear power plants](https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fnuclear-energy#what-share-of-primary-energy-comes-from-nuclear). France and Finland are in the lead, and for the same reason they emit less [CO2 per person](https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fco2-emissions#per-capita-co2-emissions) than other rich countries.\n\n### Why are people wrong about this?\nNuclear energy is often discussed in the media. As it's being talked about a lot, we easily assume it's a major energy source. \n\n### Why is it a problem that people are wrong about this?\nWhen severely overestimating the amount of nuclear energy, people underestimate how much fossil fuels are being used, which we have found by asking this question: [“Of all energy used in the world, how much comes from natural gas, coal and oil?\"](https:\u002F\u002Fupgrader.gapminder.org\u002Ft\u002Fsdg-world-un-goals\u002F9\u002F)”\n\n### Is nuclear really just 4% of the global energy consumption?\nNuclear energy has never accounted for much of the world energy. So far, its [peak was around 6.5% of the share in the early 2000s](https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fgrapher\u002Fenergy-consumption-by-source-and-region).\n\n### How many people have died from different energy sources?\nThe burning of fossil fuels emits not only greenhouse gases but also particles that harm people's lungs. Coal and oil have killed hundreds of times more people than nuclear, as displayed in [this graph](https:\u002F\u002Fourworldindata.org\u002Fsafest-sources-of-energy#nuclear-energy-and-renewables-are-far-far-safer-than-fossil-fuels). \n","One tenth of your guess","One fifth of your guess"]