Net electricity imports as a share of demand in France
France: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -19.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in France, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in France stood at -19.6%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in France peaked at 3.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -19.6%, in 2025.
That places France 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -14.3% | -16.6% | -12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -12.1% | -16.2% | -5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.0% | -13.5% | -5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.8% | -19.6% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More energy & mining data for France
- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0.1487 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.1487 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 4.4% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.6% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 48.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in France?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in France was -19.6% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.6% in 2025.
- How does France rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- France ranks 207th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.