Coal production per person in France
France: Coal production per person was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 kilowatt-hours per person
World rank
68th
of 219 countries
All-time high
10,959 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1929
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2005
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production per person in France, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, coal production per person in France stood at 0 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the lowest value across all 125 years on record.
Over the whole period, coal production per person in France peaked at 10,959 kilowatt-hours per person in 1929 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2005.
That places France 68th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production per person in France, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 6,740 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 6,512 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.4% |
| 1902 | 6,036 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.3% |
| 1903 | 7,019 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.3% |
| 1904 | 6,863 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 1905 | 7,206 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 6,846 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 1907 | 7,351 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.4% |
| 1908 | 7,470 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 7,565 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 7,681 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1911 | 7,882 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1912 | 8,303 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 1913 | 8,287 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 5,605 kilowatt-hours per person | -32.4% |
| 1915 | 3,985 kilowatt-hours per person | -28.9% |
| 1916 | 4,370 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 1917 | 5,955 kilowatt-hours per person | +36.3% |
| 1918 | 5,416 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.1% |
| 1919 | 4,663 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.9% |
| 1920 | 5,256 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.7% |
| 1921 | 6,046 kilowatt-hours per person | +15.0% |
| 1922 | 6,639 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.8% |
| 1923 | 7,974 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.1% |
| 1924 | 9,248 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.0% |
| 1925 | 9,826 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 1926 | 10,650 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.4% |
| 1927 | 10,666 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 10,509 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 10,959 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1930 | 10,942 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 10,130 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.4% |
| 1932 | 9,378 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.4% |
| 1933 | 9,526 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 9,681 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 9,396 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 1936 | 9,216 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
| 1937 | 9,061 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 1938 | 9,515 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.0% |
| 1939 | 10,058 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.7% |
| 1940 | 8,119 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.3% |
| 1941 | 8,675 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.8% |
| 1942 | 8,651 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1943 | 8,308 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 1944 | 5,196 kilowatt-hours per person | -37.5% |
| 1945 | 6,826 kilowatt-hours per person | +31.4% |
| 1946 | 9,594 kilowatt-hours per person | +40.6% |
| 1947 | 9,174 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 1948 | 8,729 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 1949 | 10,237 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.3% |
| 1950 | 10,079 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.5% |
| 1951 | 10,418 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 10,763 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 10,124 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.9% |
| 1954 | 10,354 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 10,434 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 10,312 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 10,515 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 10,578 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 10,434 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 10,052 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 1961 | 9,392 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.6% |
| 1962 | 9,299 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 8,383 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 9,162 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 8,840 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 8,587 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 8,109 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 7,146 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 6,847 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 6,252 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.7% |
| 1971 | 5,502 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 4,962 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 4,267 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 3,807 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 3,754 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 3,657 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 3,541 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 3,250 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 3,047 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 2,922 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 2,921 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,783 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 2,721 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 2,623 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 2,327 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 2,257 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 2,146 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 1,861 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 1,831 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,711 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 1,605 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 1,459 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 1,186 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 1,101 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 1,057 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 884.76 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 724.81 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 655.42 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 441.81 kilowatt-hours per person | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 291.17 kilowatt-hours per person | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 204.12 kilowatt-hours per person | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 217.39 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 20.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -90.5% |
| 2005 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production per person in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -100.0% | 20.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2004 | -90.5% | 217.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.57 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6,961 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,036 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,565 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 6,215 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,985 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,303 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 8,777 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,256 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,959 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 9,690 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,061 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,942 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 8,351 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,196 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,237 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 10,401 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,079 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,763 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 8,582 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,847 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,052 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,204 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,047 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,252 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,439 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,831 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,922 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,173 kilowatt-hours per person | 655.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,711 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 441.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 65 Nepal 0.6752 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 66 Argentina 0.3283 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Armenia 0.0667 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Algeria 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Angola 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Austria 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Bahamas 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Bahrain 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Barbados 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Belarus 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Belgium 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Belize 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Benin 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Bolivia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Brunei 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Burkina Faso 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Cameroon 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Congo 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Croatia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Cuba 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Denmark 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Dominican Republic 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Ecuador 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Egypt 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 El Salvador 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Equatorial Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Estonia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Fiji 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Finland 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 French Guiana 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 French Polynesia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Gabon 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Ghana 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Guadeloupe 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Guatemala 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Guyana 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Honduras 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Hong Kong 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Iraq 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Ireland 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Israel 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Italy 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Jamaica 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Jordan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Kenya 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Kuwait 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Latvia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Lebanon 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Liberia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Libya 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Lithuania 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Luxembourg 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Madagascar 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Mali 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Malta 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Martinique 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Mauritania 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Mauritius 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Micronesia (country) 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Moldova 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Morocco 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Namibia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Nauru 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Netherlands 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Netherlands Antilles 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 New Caledonia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Nicaragua 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Oman 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Palestine 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Panama 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Papua New Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Portugal 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Qatar 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Reunion 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Rwanda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Saudi Arabia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Senegal 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Sierra Leone 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Singapore 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Slovakia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Spain 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Suriname 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Sweden 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Switzerland 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Syria 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Taiwan 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Togo 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Tunisia 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Tuvalu 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Uganda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 United Arab Emirates 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Uruguay 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Vanuatu 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 68 Yemen 0 kilowatt-hours per person
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.2519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal production per person in France?
- Coal production per person in France was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production per person recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 10,959 kilowatt-hours per person in 1929.
- What is the lowest coal production per person recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 2005.
- How does France rank for coal production per person?
- France ranks 68th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.