Australia vs France: Primary energy use by source
Australia
39.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
50.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
France rank
9th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 50.3 terawatt-hours against 39.59 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 10.71 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and France ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.0088 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.67 terawatt-hours | 2.22 terawatt-hours | 0.5584 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 11.2 terawatt-hours | 20.49 terawatt-hours | 9.29 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 30.63 terawatt-hours | 44.35 terawatt-hours | 13.72 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Australia or France?
- France, at 50.3 terawatt-hours against 39.59 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Australia and France?
- 10.71 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Australia ranks 10th and France ranks 9th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.