Nuclear energy accounted for a ** percent share of France's total electricity production in 2024. In 2022, this figure dropped to the lowest share of electricity attributed to nuclear energy in France since the *****. However, France was the country with the largest share of nuclear power in the electricity production worldwide.
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IAEA. (August 18, 2025). Nuclear share of total electricity generation in France from 1985 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/462535/nuclear-share-electricity-generated-france-since-1985/
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