Australia vs France: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Australia
13.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
11.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
France rank
9th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.23 terawatt-hours against 11.01 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 2.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and France ranks 9th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0084 terawatt-hours | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.4644 terawatt-hours | 0.8045 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 3.3 terawatt-hours | 3.88 terawatt-hours | 0.5769 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 10.03 terawatt-hours | 5.98 terawatt-hours | 4.06 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 13.23 terawatt-hours against 11.01 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Australia and France?
- 2.22 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 8th and France ranks 9th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.