France vs Nicaragua: Electricity from renewables by source
France
0.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.69 terawatt-hours
in 2024
France rank
13th
Nicaragua rank
12th
Electricity from renewables by source over time
- France
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.69 terawatt-hours against 0.57 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nicaragua'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 13th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.477 terawatt-hours | 0.251 terawatt-hours | 0.226 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 0.564 terawatt-hours | 0.615 terawatt-hours | 0.051 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.588 terawatt-hours | 0.714 terawatt-hours | 0.126 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity from renewables by source, France or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.69 terawatt-hours against 0.57 terawatt-hours in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity from renewables by source between France and Nicaragua?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nicaragua?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do France and Nicaragua rank globally for electricity from renewables by source?
- France ranks 13th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity from renewables 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.