France vs OECD (EI): Electricity generation from nuclear
France
392.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
1,879 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Electricity generation from nuclear over time
- France
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 1,879 terawatt-hours against 392.07 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 1,487 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 4.8 times France's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
France ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 208 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 40.22 terawatt-hours | 38.01 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 18.15 terawatt-hours | 307.35 terawatt-hours | 289.2 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 193.42 terawatt-hours | 1,147 terawatt-hours | 953.83 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 366.43 terawatt-hours | 1,992 terawatt-hours | 1,626 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 435.29 terawatt-hours | 2,311 terawatt-hours | 1,875 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 420.74 terawatt-hours | 2,026 terawatt-hours | 1,605 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 356.44 terawatt-hours | 1,861 terawatt-hours | 1,504 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear, France or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 1,879 terawatt-hours against 392.07 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear between France and OECD (EI)?
- 1,487 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and OECD (EI) rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear?
- France ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) 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. 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.