Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in France
France: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in France, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in France stood at 4.2%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in France peaked at 13.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2025.
That places France 191st out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in France, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.2% | — |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -33.0% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -33.5% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +46.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -40.1% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -38.0% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -6.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 7% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- France's 4.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 13% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 7.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 4.2% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More energy & mining data for France
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2025)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in France?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in France was 4.2% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- How does France rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- France ranks 191st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.