16% of electricity consumption worldwide was supplied by nuclear plants in 2007. That share rose to more than 40% in a group of 9 European countries, reaching 77% in France

The part of electricity consumption supplied by nuclear power amounts to 2,608 billion kWh or 16% of the total consumption worldwide. However, a number of countries, mostly European, depend for more than 30% on nuclear power. In France, this share is 77%, values for 2007 (see Nuclear power worldwide).

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