France vs Germany: Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use
France
3,503 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Germany
4,948 terawatt-hours
in 2020
France rank
7th
Germany rank
6th
Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4,948 terawatt-hours against 3,503 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 1,445 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times France's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 6th of 43 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,160 terawatt-hours | 4,901 terawatt-hours | 1,741 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 3,536 terawatt-hours | 4,865 terawatt-hours | 1,329 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 3,473 terawatt-hours | 4,662 terawatt-hours | 1,190 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 3,503 terawatt-hours | 4,948 terawatt-hours | 1,445 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production-based vs. consumption-based energy use, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 4,948 terawatt-hours against 3,503 terawatt-hours in France as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production-based vs. consumption-based energy use between France and Germany?
- 1,445 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for production-based vs. consumption-based energy use?
- France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 6th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in terawatt-hours.