France vs India: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
France
-23.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India
-22.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
71st
India rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- France
- India
How they compare
India currently reports -22.46 terawatt-hours against -23.37 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.91 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was India ahead.
France ranks 71st and India ranks 70th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.87 terawatt-hours | 32.69 terawatt-hours | 46.19 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 50.67 terawatt-hours | 32.26 terawatt-hours | 18.41 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | -44.11 terawatt-hours | 92.85 terawatt-hours | 136.96 terawatt-hours | India |
| 1990s | 14.55 terawatt-hours | 131.27 terawatt-hours | 116.72 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2000s | -14.6 terawatt-hours | 230.88 terawatt-hours | 245.48 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2010s | -19.92 terawatt-hours | 280.73 terawatt-hours | 300.65 terawatt-hours | India |
| 2020s | -44.81 terawatt-hours | 287.74 terawatt-hours | 332.55 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, France or India?
- India, at -22.46 terawatt-hours against -23.37 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between France and India?
- 0.91 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and India rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- France ranks 71st and India ranks 70th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.