France vs Israel: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
France
1,242 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Israel
1,487 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France rank
25th
Israel rank
22nd
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- France
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1,487 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,242 kilowatt-hours per person in France, a difference of 245 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Israel ahead.
France ranks 25th and Israel ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.1872 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1872 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2000s | 36.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.3 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2010s | 413.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 140.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 272.83 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2020s | 982.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 893.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 89.56 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, France or Israel?
- Israel, at 1,487 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,242 kilowatt-hours per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between France and Israel?
- 245 kilowatt-hours per person, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Israel?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Israel rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- France ranks 25th and Israel ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind 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 of total energy supply per person.