China is building half the world's new reactors
Nuclear power reactors under construction by country, November 2026. Toggle to see capacity in gigawatts.
- 1. China now builds more ships than everyone else combined
- 2. China makes more electricity than the US and EU combined
- 3. China installs more robots than everyone else combined
- 4. China is building half the world's new reactors
- 5. China switched on 80% of the world's new coal power
- 6. China's vehicle exports grew sevenfold in five years
- 7. Six of the world's ten busiest ports are in China
- 8. China completed six in ten of 2025's new skyscrapers
- 9. China has more metro track than the next six combined
- 10. China refines most of the minerals of the future
- 11. China's new housing starts have fallen 74% since 2019
- 12. China is building more power capacity than everyone else combined
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 & method
| 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 |
Claim types Fact
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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