France vs Suriname: Oil production
France
6.92 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Suriname
8.82 terawatt-hours
in 2024
France rank
73rd
Suriname rank
70th
Oil production over time
- France
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 8.82 terawatt-hours against 6.92 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 1.9 terawatt-hours.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Suriname ahead.
France ranks 73rd and Suriname ranks 70th of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 10 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0.1803 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1803 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1920s | 0.7897 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.7897 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1930s | 0.8606 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8606 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1940s | 0.6513 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6513 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1950s | 9.53 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 9.53 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1960s | 30.04 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 30.04 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 15.59 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 15.59 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | 25.78 terawatt-hours | 0.2704 terawatt-hours | 25.51 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1990s | 34.93 terawatt-hours | 4.47 terawatt-hours | 30.46 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 16.24 terawatt-hours | 8.31 terawatt-hours | 7.93 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 10.44 terawatt-hours | 10.68 terawatt-hours | 0.2342 terawatt-hours | Suriname |
| 2020s | 7.63 terawatt-hours | 9.62 terawatt-hours | 1.99 terawatt-hours | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, France or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 8.82 terawatt-hours against 6.92 terawatt-hours in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil production between France and Suriname?
- 1.9 terawatt-hours, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Suriname?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do France and Suriname rank globally for oil production?
- France ranks 73rd and Suriname ranks 70th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production. 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. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.