France vs Russia: Annual change in primary energy from nuclear
France
29.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
8.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
2nd
Russia rank
5th
Annual change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- France
- Russia
How they compare
France currently reports 29.09 terawatt-hours against 8.82 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 20.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 3.3 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was France ahead.
France ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.48 terawatt-hours | 28.05 terawatt-hours | 32.43 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 27.37 terawatt-hours | -4.38 terawatt-hours | 31.75 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 4.69 terawatt-hours | 12.64 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | -3.25 terawatt-hours | 13.76 terawatt-hours | 17.01 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | -4.53 terawatt-hours | 4.87 terawatt-hours | 9.39 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from nuclear, France or Russia?
- France, at 29.09 terawatt-hours against 8.82 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from nuclear between France and Russia?
- 20.27 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do France and Russia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from nuclear?
- France ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th 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.