China is building half the world's new reactors
Nuclear power reactors under construction by country, November 2026. Toggle to see capacity in gigawatts.
China is building almost half of all reactors under construction worldwide.
China's share of new nuclear capacity: 44.6 GW of 87.8 GW.
India, in second place, is building about a fifth as many reactors as China.
the numbers
| Reactors | Capacity (GW) | |
|---|---|---|
| China | 39 | 44.6 |
| India | 8 | 6.6 |
| Russia | 7 | 5.3 |
| South Korea | 4 | 5.7 |
| Egypt | 4 | 4.8 |
| Türkiye | 4 | 4.8 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3.4 |
| Japan | 2 | 2.8 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 2.4 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 2.2 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1.4 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1.2 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1.2 |
| Iran | 1 | 1.1 |
| Canada | 1 | 0.3 |
source notes & method
IAEA PRIS could not be reached, so World Nuclear Association data is used. Capacity is gross MWe, shown here in GW (derived). Counts include units where construction is suspended in Argentina, Brazil, Japan and Ukraine. Argentina (1 unit, 29 MWe, suspended) is left off the chart. World total: 80 reactors, 87,813 MWe. Shares are derived.
Published 2 Nov 2026
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