France vs Germany: Primary energy use
France
2,507 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany
2,790 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
13th
Germany rank
12th
Primary energy use over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2,790 terawatt-hours against 2,507 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 283 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 13th and Germany ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,387 terawatt-hours | 3,070 terawatt-hours | 1,683 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 2,000 terawatt-hours | 3,898 terawatt-hours | 1,898 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 2,307 terawatt-hours | 4,173 terawatt-hours | 1,867 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 2,843 terawatt-hours | 4,025 terawatt-hours | 1,182 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 3,107 terawatt-hours | 3,913 terawatt-hours | 805.56 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 2,876 terawatt-hours | 3,630 terawatt-hours | 753.52 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 2,456 terawatt-hours | 3,016 terawatt-hours | 559.98 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 2,790 terawatt-hours against 2,507 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between France and Germany?
- 283 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for primary energy use?
- France ranks 13th and Germany ranks 12th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.