Czechia vs France: Primary energy use per person
Czechia
39,669 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France
37,613 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Czechia rank
40th
France rank
41st
Primary energy use per person over time
- Czechia
- France
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 39,669 kilowatt-hours per person against 37,613 kilowatt-hours per person in France, a difference of 2,056 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 40th and France ranks 41st of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 5 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,782 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,950 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,833 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
| 1970s | 58,193 kilowatt-hours per person | 38,092 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,101 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
| 1980s | 60,911 kilowatt-hours per person | 41,674 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,237 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
| 1990s | 47,598 kilowatt-hours per person | 48,942 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,344 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2000s | 49,546 kilowatt-hours per person | 50,659 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,113 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2010s | 46,765 kilowatt-hours per person | 44,485 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,281 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
| 2020s | 41,322 kilowatt-hours per person | 37,029 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,293 kilowatt-hours per person | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use per person, Czechia or France?
- Czechia, at 39,669 kilowatt-hours per person against 37,613 kilowatt-hours per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Czechia and France?
- 2,056 kilowatt-hours per person, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and France rank globally for primary energy use per person?
- Czechia ranks 40th and France ranks 41st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use 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.