France vs Pakistan: Electricity generation from solar
France
31.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
36.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
13th
Pakistan rank
12th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- France
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 36.61 terawatt-hours against 31.82 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 4.79 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pakistan ahead.
France ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 12th of 214 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 6.14 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 21.16 terawatt-hours | 14.23 terawatt-hours | 6.93 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, France or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 36.61 terawatt-hours against 31.82 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between France and Pakistan?
- 4.79 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Pakistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and Pakistan rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- France ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 12th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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.