Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in France
France: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption was 18.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in France, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in France stood at 18.4%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in France peaked at 18.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2006.
France ranks 105th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.5% | — |
| 1991 | 11.1% | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.3% | 18.4% | 4 |
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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in France?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in France was 18.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2006.
- How does France rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- France ranks 105th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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