Coal production in France
France: Coal production was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
68th
of 220 countries
All-time high
481.23 terawatt-hours
in 1958
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2005
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal production in France is 0 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 125 years on record.
Over the whole period, coal production in France peaked at 481.23 terawatt-hours in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2005.
That places France 68th out of 220 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 in France, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 269.73 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 260.91 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 1902 | 242.15 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 1903 | 281.93 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 1904 | 275.99 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1905 | 290.17 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1906 | 275.98 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 1907 | 296.72 terawatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 1908 | 301.9 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 305.69 terawatt-hours | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 309.88 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 317.06 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 332.52 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1913 | 329.93 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1914 | 221.86 terawatt-hours | -32.8% |
| 1915 | 156.81 terawatt-hours | -29.3% |
| 1916 | 170.98 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 1917 | 231.63 terawatt-hours | +35.5% |
| 1918 | 209.48 terawatt-hours | -9.6% |
| 1919 | 179.78 terawatt-hours | -14.2% |
| 1920 | 202.5 terawatt-hours | +12.6% |
| 1921 | 233.32 terawatt-hours | +15.2% |
| 1922 | 257.29 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 1923 | 311.03 terawatt-hours | +20.9% |
| 1924 | 363.06 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 1925 | 388.27 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 1926 | 423.56 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 1927 | 426.92 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 423.4 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 443.67 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 1930 | 444.45 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 412.18 terawatt-hours | -7.3% |
| 1932 | 381.6 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 1933 | 387.05 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 1934 | 392.78 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 380.64 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1936 | 372.8 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1937 | 366 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 1938 | 383.76 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 1939 | 405.49 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1940 | 327.51 terawatt-hours | -19.2% |
| 1941 | 350.5 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 1942 | 350.42 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 1943 | 337.76 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 1944 | 212.01 terawatt-hours | -37.2% |
| 1945 | 279.52 terawatt-hours | +31.8% |
| 1946 | 394.31 terawatt-hours | +41.1% |
| 1947 | 378.44 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 1948 | 361.4 terawatt-hours | -4.5% |
| 1949 | 425.82 terawatt-hours | +17.8% |
| 1950 | 422.15 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1951 | 441.03 terawatt-hours | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 460.45 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 1953 | 437.63 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 1954 | 452.24 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 460.51 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 459.81 terawatt-hours | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 473.57 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 481.23 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 479.59 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 466.7 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 440.44 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 440.33 terawatt-hours | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 400.86 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 442.71 terawatt-hours | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 431.17 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 422.33 terawatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 402.03 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 356.93 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 344.8 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 317.7 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 282.21 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 1972 | 256.77 terawatt-hours | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 222.58 terawatt-hours | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 199.87 terawatt-hours | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 198.01 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 193.69 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 188.39 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 173.62 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 163.49 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 157.62 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 158.47 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 151.93 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 149.34 terawatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 144.75 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 129.08 terawatt-hours | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 125.84 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 120.25 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 104.88 terawatt-hours | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 103.78 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 97.49 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 91.94 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 83.98 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 77.91 terawatt-hours | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 68.76 terawatt-hours | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 64.04 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 61.71 terawatt-hours | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 51.82 terawatt-hours | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 42.6 terawatt-hours | -17.8% |
| 1999 | 38.72 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 26.28 terawatt-hours | -32.1% |
| 2001 | 17.44 terawatt-hours | -33.6% |
| 2002 | 12.31 terawatt-hours | -29.4% |
| 2003 | 13.2 terawatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | -90.5% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production 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% | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 2004 | -90.5% | 13.2 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 280.12 terawatt-hours | 242.15 terawatt-hours | 305.69 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 245.99 terawatt-hours | 156.81 terawatt-hours | 332.52 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 347.3 terawatt-hours | 202.5 terawatt-hours | 443.67 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 392.67 terawatt-hours | 366 terawatt-hours | 444.45 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 341.77 terawatt-hours | 212.01 terawatt-hours | 425.82 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 456.82 terawatt-hours | 422.15 terawatt-hours | 481.23 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 414.83 terawatt-hours | 344.8 terawatt-hours | 466.7 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 219.63 terawatt-hours | 163.49 terawatt-hours | 317.7 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 134.59 terawatt-hours | 103.78 terawatt-hours | 158.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.9 terawatt-hours | 38.72 terawatt-hours | 97.49 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.05 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 26.28 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 65 Nepal 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 66 Argentina 0.015 terawatt-hours compare
- 67 Armenia 0.0002 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Algeria 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Angola 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Antarctica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Austria 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bahamas 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bahrain 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Belarus 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Belgium 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Belize 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Benin 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bolivia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Brunei 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Cameroon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cape Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Congo 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Croatia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Cuba 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Denmark 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ecuador 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Egypt 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 El Salvador 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Equatorial Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Estonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Fiji 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Finland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gabon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ghana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guatemala 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Honduras 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Hong Kong 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Iraq 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ireland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Israel 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Italy 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Jordan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kenya 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kuwait 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Latvia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Libya 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lithuania 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Macao 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Madagascar 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mali 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Malta 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mauritania 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Micronesia (country) 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Moldova 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Morocco 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Nauru 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Netherlands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Netherlands Antilles 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Oman 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Panama 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Papua New Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Portugal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Rwanda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saudi Arabia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Senegal 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Singapore 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Slovakia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 South Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Spain 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Suriname 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sweden 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Switzerland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Syria 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Taiwan 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Togo 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tunisia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 United Arab Emirates 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Uruguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Yemen 0 terawatt-hours
More energy & mining data for France
- 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 in France?
- Coal production in France was 0 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 481.23 terawatt-hours in 1958.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2005.
- How does France rank for coal production?
- France ranks 68th out of 220 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.