France vs Japan: Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate
France
-2.05 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
-2.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
France rank
188th
Japan rank
187th
Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -2.04 % change on previous year against -2.05 % change on previous year in France, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 188th and Japan ranks 187th of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.05 % change on previous year | 14.62 % change on previous year | 8.57 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.06 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 0.8735 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | -2.38 % change on previous year | 0.604 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.9562 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | 0.6547 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.8619 % change on previous year | -0.6151 % change on previous year | 0.2468 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | -1.26 % change on previous year | -0.0552 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | -3.31 % change on previous year | -2.48 % change on previous year | 0.832 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate, France or Japan?
- Japan, at -2.04 % change on previous year against -2.05 % change on previous year in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate between France and Japan?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate?
- France ranks 188th and Japan ranks 187th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fossil fuel consumption, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fossil fuel consumption. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.