Finland vs France: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Finland
0.767 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
0.5856 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
42nd
France rank
43rd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.767 terawatt-hours against 0.5856 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.1814 terawatt-hours.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
Finland ranks 42nd and France ranks 43rd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.152 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 0.2125 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 0.216 terawatt-hours | -1.87 terawatt-hours | 2.09 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.51 terawatt-hours | 3.2 terawatt-hours | 0.6894 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 0.2707 terawatt-hours | 2.26 terawatt-hours | 1.99 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 2.24 terawatt-hours | 5.69 terawatt-hours | 3.44 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 7.11 terawatt-hours | 5.31 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Finland or France?
- Finland, at 0.767 terawatt-hours against 0.5856 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Finland and France?
- 0.1814 terawatt-hours, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Finland ranks 42nd and France ranks 43rd of 77 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 renewables. 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.