Gas production per person in France
France: Gas production per person was 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.23 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 30.0%
World rank
98th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1,555 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1974
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1900
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Gas 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
France recorded 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person for gas production per person in 2024.
The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gas production per person in France peaked at 1,555 kilowatt-hours per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1900.
France ranks 98th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gas production per person in France, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1945 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1946 | 28.64 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1947 | 75.23 kilowatt-hours per person | +162.7% |
| 1948 | 92.53 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.0% |
| 1949 | 125.53 kilowatt-hours per person | +35.7% |
| 1950 | 134.39 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.1% |
| 1951 | 151.66 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.9% |
| 1952 | 145.33 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 129.71 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 1954 | 144.55 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.4% |
| 1955 | 153.72 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 1956 | 185.75 kilowatt-hours per person | +20.8% |
| 1957 | 265.17 kilowatt-hours per person | +42.8% |
| 1958 | 393.29 kilowatt-hours per person | +48.3% |
| 1959 | 907.97 kilowatt-hours per person | +130.9% |
| 1960 | 655.95 kilowatt-hours per person | -27.8% |
| 1961 | 915.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +39.5% |
| 1962 | 1,071 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.1% |
| 1963 | 1,088 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 1,127 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 1,108 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 1,123 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1,201 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 1,217 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 1,383 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 1,449 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 1,491 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1,555 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 1,548 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,555 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1,489 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 1,402 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 1,528 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 1,524 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1,549 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1,515 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1,420 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 1,307 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 1,315 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1,244 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 1,047 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 819.92 kilowatt-hours per person | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 756.73 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 620.48 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.0% |
| 1989 | 593.55 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 570.81 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 642.28 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 625 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 644.77 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 663.23 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 620.2 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 532.58 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 469.32 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 403.87 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 364.97 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 326.76 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 333.62 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 323.1 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 277.07 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 237.8 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 190.63 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 208.85 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 184.77 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 159.56 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 150.96 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 127.02 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 104.45 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 91.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 58.07 kilowatt-hours per person | -36.2% |
| 2014 | 3.04 kilowatt-hours per person | -94.8% |
| 2015 | 3.81 kilowatt-hours per person | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 3.62 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.89 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 1.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -45.4% |
| 2019 | 2.91 kilowatt-hours per person | +84.6% |
| 2020 | 3.16 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 4.05 kilowatt-hours per person | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 3.59 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 3.19 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person | -30.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.46 kilowatt-hours per person, 8% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | +162.7% | 28.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.23 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1959 | +130.9% | 393.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 907.97 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2014 | -94.8% | 58.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.04 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 2019 | +84.6% | 1.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.91 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 32.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 125.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 261.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 129.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 907.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,089 kilowatt-hours per person | 655.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,383 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,509 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,402 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,555 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,064 kilowatt-hours per person | 593.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,515 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 553.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 364.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 663.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 239.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 150.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 333.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 127.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 95 Spain 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 96 Greece 3.01 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 97 Yemen 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 99 American Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Armenia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Aruba 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Bahamas 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Belize 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Benin 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 99 Botswana 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Burkina Faso 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Cambodia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Cape Verde 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Cayman Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Cook Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Costa Rica 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Cyprus 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Dominican Republic 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 99 El Salvador 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Eritrea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Estonia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Eswatini 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Ethiopia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Fiji 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Finland 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 French Guiana 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 French Polynesia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Guadeloupe 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Guam 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Guyana 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Honduras 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Hong Kong 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Iceland 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Jamaica 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Kenya 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Kiribati 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Laos 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Latvia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Lebanon 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Liberia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Lithuania 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Luxembourg 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Madagascar 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Malawi 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Maldives 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Mali 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Malta 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Martinique 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Mauritania 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Mauritius 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Micronesia (country) 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Moldova 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 99 Mongolia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Montenegro 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Namibia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Nauru 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Nepal 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Netherlands Antilles 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 New Caledonia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Nicaragua 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 North Korea 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 North Macedonia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Palestine 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Panama 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Portugal 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Puerto Rico 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Reunion 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Saint Lucia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Samoa 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Seychelles 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Sierra Leone 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Singapore 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Solomon Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Somalia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 South Korea 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 99 South Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Sri Lanka 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Sudan 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Sweden 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Switzerland 0 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 99 Togo 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Tonga 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Tuvalu 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Uganda 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 United States Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Uruguay 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Vanuatu 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Zambia 0 kilowatt-hours per person
- 99 Zimbabwe 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 gas production per person in France?
- Gas production per person in France was 2.23 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 gas production per person recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,555 kilowatt-hours per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest gas production per person recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1900.
- How does France rank for gas production per person?
- France ranks 98th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gas production per person rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Gas production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.