France vs Japan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
France
-2.0%
in 2025
Japan
-2.0%
in 2025
France rank
61st
Japan rank
60th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -2.0% against -2.0% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 61st and Japan ranks 60th of 76 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.0% | 14.6% | 8.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.9% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | -2.4% | 0.6% | 3.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.9% | -0.6% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -0.1% | 1.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | -3.3% | -2.5% | 0.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, France or Japan?
- Japan, at -2.0% against -2.0% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between France and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- France ranks 61st and Japan ranks 60th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.