Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in France
France: Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables was 47.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in France, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 47.1% for share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in France peaked at 47.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1965.
France ranks 1st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.2% | — |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +53.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5% | +38.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +41.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | +46.4% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +56.1% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +46.4% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +32.1% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -19.5% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | +61.9% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | +27.1% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +54.5% |
| 1981 | 14.7% | +74.4% |
| 1982 | 15.8% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | +28.9% |
| 1984 | 25.8% | +27.0% |
| 1985 | 29.1% | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 32.1% | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 33.9% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 36.0% | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 36.1% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 41.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.6% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +74.4% | 8.4% | 14.7% |
| 1978 | +61.9% | 2.7% | 4.3% |
| 1971 | +56.1% | 1.0% | 1.6% |
| 1980 | +54.5% | 5.5% | 8.4% |
| 1966 | +53.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 1970 | +46.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 8.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 36.1% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 41.0% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 42.9% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 38.9% | 47.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
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- 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)
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- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in France?
- Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables in France was 47.1% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1965.
- How does France rank for share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables?
- France ranks 1st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy that comes from nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.