France vs Russia: Primary energy from renewables
France
206.38 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
219.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
13th
Russia rank
12th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- France
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 219.21 terawatt-hours against 206.38 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 12.83 terawatt-hours.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
France ranks 13th and Russia ranks 12th of 77 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.87 terawatt-hours | 161.45 terawatt-hours | 92.58 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | 74.74 terawatt-hours | 166.86 terawatt-hours | 92.12 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2000s | 84.74 terawatt-hours | 172.75 terawatt-hours | 88 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 137.46 terawatt-hours | 182.6 terawatt-hours | 45.15 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 183.12 terawatt-hours | 221.97 terawatt-hours | 38.85 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, France or Russia?
- Russia, at 219.21 terawatt-hours against 206.38 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between France and Russia?
- 12.83 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do France and Russia rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- France ranks 13th and Russia ranks 12th of 77 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 renewables. 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.