France vs OECD (EI): Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
France
29.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
-4.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
2nd
OECD (EI) rank
3rd
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- France
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
France currently reports 29.09 terawatt-hours against -4.94 terawatt-hours in OECD (EI), a difference of 34.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 5.9 times OECD (EI)'s.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was OECD (EI) ahead.
France ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and OECD (EI) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 terawatt-hours | 25.53 terawatt-hours | 23.48 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 11.02 terawatt-hours | 156.44 terawatt-hours | 145.43 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 79.99 terawatt-hours | 332.57 terawatt-hours | 252.58 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 27.37 terawatt-hours | 165.41 terawatt-hours | 138.04 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 4.69 terawatt-hours | 12.36 terawatt-hours | 7.67 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | -3.25 terawatt-hours | -79.89 terawatt-hours | 76.64 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | -4.53 terawatt-hours | -58.27 terawatt-hours | 53.75 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, France or OECD (EI)?
- France, at 29.09 terawatt-hours against -4.94 terawatt-hours in OECD (EI) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between France and OECD (EI)?
- 34.03 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD (EI)?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and OECD (EI) rank globally for annual change in primary energy from nuclear?
- France ranks 2nd and OECD (EI) ranks 3rd of 218 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 nuclear. 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.