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.
Net electricity imports in France, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -45.44 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | -52.89 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 1992 | -53.8 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1993 | -61.43 terawatt-hours | +14.2% |
| 1994 | -63.17 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 1995 | -69.84 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 1996 | -68.81 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 1997 | -65.4 terawatt-hours | -5.0% |
| 1998 | -57.56 terawatt-hours | -12.0% |
| 1999 | -63.14 terawatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2000 | -69.48 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2001 | -68.39 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2002 | -77.03 terawatt-hours | +12.6% |
| 2003 | -66.41 terawatt-hours | -13.8% |
| 2004 | -61.91 terawatt-hours | -6.8% |
| 2005 | -60.33 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2006 | -63.34 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2007 | -56.81 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 2008 | -47.99 terawatt-hours | -15.5% |
| 2009 | -25.93 terawatt-hours | -46.0% |
| 2010 | -30.71 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2011 | -56.41 terawatt-hours | +83.7% |
| 2012 | -44.52 terawatt-hours | -21.1% |
| 2013 | -48.46 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2014 | -67.19 terawatt-hours | +38.7% |
| 2015 | -64.06 terawatt-hours | -4.7% |
| 2016 | -41.5 terawatt-hours | -35.2% |
| 2017 | -40.13 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2018 | -62.97 terawatt-hours | +56.9% |
| 2019 | -57.67 terawatt-hours | -8.4% |
| 2020 | -45.04 terawatt-hours | -21.9% |
| 2021 | -44.89 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.94 terawatt-hours | -133.3% |
| 2023 | -50.47 terawatt-hours | -437.8% |
| 2024 | -89.98 terawatt-hours | +78.3% |
| 2025 | -93.32 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's -93.32 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -437.8% | 14.94 terawatt-hours | -50.47 terawatt-hours |
| 2022 | +133.3% | -44.89 terawatt-hours | 14.94 terawatt-hours |
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
- 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 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.