Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in France
France: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 7.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in France, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in France stood at 7.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% 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, 5.8%, in 2014.
That places France 189th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 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 | 11.1% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +42.2% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -37.3% |
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% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.4% | 11.9% | 4 |
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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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.3% (2024)
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 7.4% in 2023, 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 5.8% in 2014.
- How does France rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- France ranks 189th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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.