France vs Low & middle income: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
France
6,536 kWh per capita
in 2025
Low & middle income
2,586 kWh per capita
in 2024
France rank
27th
Low & middle income rank
24th
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) over time
- France
- Low & middle income
How they compare
France currently reports 6,536 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income, a difference of 3,950 kWh per capita.
That makes France's figure about 2.5 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 151 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,631 kWh per capita | 690.16 kWh per capita | 5,941 kWh per capita | France |
| 2000s | 7,476 kWh per capita | 1,055 kWh per capita | 6,420 kWh per capita | France |
| 2010s | 7,310 kWh per capita | 1,781 kWh per capita | 5,529 kWh per capita | France |
| 2020s | 6,629 kWh per capita | 2,344 kWh per capita | 4,285 kWh per capita | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electric power consumption, France or Low & middle income?
- France, at 6,536 kWh per capita against 2,586 kWh per capita in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electric power consumption between France and Low & middle income?
- 3,950 kWh per capita, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Low & middle income rank globally for electric power consumption?
- France ranks 27th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.