France vs USSR: Electricity generation from nuclear per person
France
5,882 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
522.48 kilowatt-hours
in 1984
France rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Electricity generation from nuclear per person over time
- France
- USSR
How they compare
France currently reports 5,882 kilowatt-hours against 522.48 kilowatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 5,360 kilowatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 11.3 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 208 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.38 kilowatt-hours | 10.98 kilowatt-hours | 33.4 kilowatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 343.5 kilowatt-hours | 111 kilowatt-hours | 232.49 kilowatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 2,233 kilowatt-hours | 381.26 kilowatt-hours | 1,852 kilowatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear per person, France or USSR?
- France, at 5,882 kilowatt-hours against 522.48 kilowatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear per person between France and USSR?
- 5,360 kilowatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do France and USSR rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear per person?
- France ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from nuclear per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.