Net electricity imports in France
France: Net electricity imports was -93.32 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
France recorded -93.32 terawatt-hours for net electricity imports in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in France peaked at 14.94 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, -93.32 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
France ranks 214th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 | -60.15 terawatt-hours | -69.84 terawatt-hours | -45.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | -59.76 terawatt-hours | -77.03 terawatt-hours | -25.93 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -51.36 terawatt-hours | -67.19 terawatt-hours | -30.71 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -51.46 terawatt-hours | -93.32 terawatt-hours | 14.94 terawatt-hours | 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 in France?
- Net electricity imports in France was -93.32 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 14.94 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -93.32 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does France rank for net electricity imports?
- France ranks 214th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.