Renewable electricity output in France
France: Renewable electricity output was 22.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in France, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
France recorded 22.8% for renewable electricity output in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in France peaked at 24.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2005.
France ranks 106th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in France, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.3% | — |
| 1991 | 13.1% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +26.8% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.4% | 2 |
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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)
- 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 renewable electricity output in France?
- Renewable electricity output in France was 22.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2005.
- How does France rank for renewable electricity output?
- France ranks 106th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.