France vs Zambia: Electricity generation from coal
France
1.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zambia
2.13 terawatt-hours
in 2024
France rank
54th
Zambia rank
51st
Electricity generation from coal over time
- France
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.13 terawatt-hours against 1.74 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.39 terawatt-hours.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 51st of 207 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.13 terawatt-hours | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 24.13 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 14.42 terawatt-hours | 0.532 terawatt-hours | 13.89 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 3.06 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, France or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.13 terawatt-hours against 1.74 terawatt-hours in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between France and Zambia?
- 0.39 terawatt-hours, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do France and Zambia rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- France ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 51st of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.