France vs Germany: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
France
0.3%
in 2025
Germany
0.4%
in 2025
France rank
56th
Germany rank
53rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany'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.
France ranks 56th and Germany ranks 53rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | -3.6% | 8.7% | France |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 6.6% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 1980s | -2.0% | 0.5% | 2.5% | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 0.7% | France |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 18.5% | 15.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 7.2% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.4% against 0.3% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between France and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- France ranks 56th and Germany ranks 53rd of 80 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 renewables. 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.