France vs United States: Primary energy from nuclear
France
1,182 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
2,503 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Primary energy from nuclear over time
- France
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2,503 terawatt-hours against 1,182 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 1,321 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times France's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
France ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 213 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7 terawatt-hours | 27.62 terawatt-hours | 20.92 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 54.99 terawatt-hours | 464.91 terawatt-hours | 409.92 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 586.13 terawatt-hours | 1,192 terawatt-hours | 605.96 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 1,110 terawatt-hours | 2,053 terawatt-hours | 943.08 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 1,319 terawatt-hours | 2,499 terawatt-hours | 1,180 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 1,275 terawatt-hours | 2,544 terawatt-hours | 1,270 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 1,079 terawatt-hours | 2,489 terawatt-hours | 1,410 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, France or United States?
- United States, at 2,503 terawatt-hours against 1,182 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between France and United States?
- 1,321 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and United States rank globally for primary energy from nuclear?
- France ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from nuclear. 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.