France vs USSR: Primary energy from nuclear
France
1,182 terawatt-hours
in 2025
USSR
435.75 terawatt-hours
in 1984
France rank
3rd
USSR rank
3rd
Primary energy from nuclear over time
- France
- USSR
How they compare
France currently reports 1,182 terawatt-hours against 435.75 terawatt-hours in USSR, a difference of 746.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 2.7 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
France ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 3rd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7 terawatt-hours | 7.85 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1970s | 54.99 terawatt-hours | 86.44 terawatt-hours | 31.45 terawatt-hours | USSR |
| 1980s | 370.3 terawatt-hours | 313.01 terawatt-hours | 57.29 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, France or USSR?
- France, at 1,182 terawatt-hours against 435.75 terawatt-hours in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between France and USSR?
- 746.25 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do France and USSR rank globally for primary energy from nuclear?
- France ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 3rd 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.