France vs India: Share of primary energy from hydropower
France
2.3%
in 2025
India
1.6%
in 2025
France rank
31st
India rank
34th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- France
- India
How they compare
France currently reports 2.3% against 1.6% in India, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes France's figure about 1.4 times India's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
France ranks 31st and India ranks 34th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | India |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 4.5% | 1.7% | India |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 3.7% | 0.8% | India |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.4% | India |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.2% | India |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | France |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, France or India?
- France, at 2.3% against 1.6% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between France and India?
- 0.7%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and India rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- France ranks 31st and India ranks 34th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.