Czechia vs France: Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Czechia
30.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
29.35 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Czechia rank
47th
France rank
49th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time
- Czechia
- France
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 30.84 terawatt-hours against 29.35 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 1.49 terawatt-hours.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 47th and France ranks 49th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.12 terawatt-hours | 45.37 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 2000s | 54.71 terawatt-hours | 54.18 terawatt-hours | 0.525 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 2010s | 47.74 terawatt-hours | 53.28 terawatt-hours | 5.54 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 36.64 terawatt-hours | 42.78 terawatt-hours | 6.14 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Czechia or France?
- Czechia, at 30.84 terawatt-hours against 29.35 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Czechia and France?
- 1.49 terawatt-hours, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and France?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and France rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Czechia ranks 47th and France ranks 49th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.