France vs Russian Federation: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
France
-5.1%
in 2025
Russian Federation
-5.1%
in 2025
France rank
50th
Russian Federation rank
49th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- France
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports -5.1% against -5.1% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Russian Federation ahead.
France ranks 50th and Russian Federation ranks 49th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.2% | -0.1% | 4.0% | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | -2.5% | -6.3% | 3.8% | France |
| 2000s | -2.8% | -0.9% | 1.9% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | -3.9% | -0.7% | 3.2% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | -7.3% | 0.2% | 7.5% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, France or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at -5.1% against -5.1% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between France and Russian Federation?
- 0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russian Federation?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do France and Russian Federation rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- France ranks 50th and Russian Federation ranks 49th of 78 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 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.