France vs Russian Federation: Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear
France
2.5%
in 2025
Russian Federation
1.3%
in 2025
France rank
11th
Russian Federation rank
13th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear over time
- France
- Russian Federation
How they compare
France currently reports 2.5% against 1.3% in Russian Federation, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes France's figure about 1.9 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was France ahead.
France ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 13th of 36 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 | 8.0% | 8.4% | 0.4% | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -0.6% | 3.3% | France |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 3.0% | 2.6% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | -0.2% | 2.5% | 2.7% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear, France or Russian Federation?
- France, at 2.5% against 1.3% in Russian Federation as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from nuclear between France and Russian Federation?
- 1.2%, with France 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 nuclear?
- France ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 13th of 36 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 nuclear. 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.