Australia vs France: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Australia
-3.6%
in 2025
France
-5.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
47th
France rank
50th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports -3.6% against -5.1% in France, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and France ranks 50th of 78 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | -3.2% | 6.4% | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.3% | -1.6% | 4.8% | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.3% | -4.1% | 7.3% | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -2.5% | 5.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -2.8% | 3.9% | Australia |
| 2010s | -2.9% | -3.9% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -7.3% | 4.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Australia or France?
- Australia, at -3.6% against -5.1% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Australia and France?
- 1.5%, 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Australia ranks 47th and France ranks 50th of 78 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.