Australia vs France: Primary energy from solar and wind
Australia
97.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
82.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
France rank
11th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 97.97 terawatt-hours against 82.76 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 15.21 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and France ranks 11th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0293 terawatt-hours | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0.0183 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 0.4855 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 17.94 terawatt-hours | 26.84 terawatt-hours | 8.89 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 72.09 terawatt-hours | 65.21 terawatt-hours | 6.88 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 97.97 terawatt-hours against 82.76 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Australia and France?
- 15.21 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 9th and France ranks 11th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.