Share of electricity generation from renewables in France
France: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 26.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in France, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from renewables in France stood at 26.1%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in France peaked at 27.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2005.
France ranks 113th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.1% | — |
| 1991 | 13.0% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +29.1% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 26.1% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 11.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 22.2% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 110 Cyprus 27.7% compare
- 111 New Caledonia 26.9% compare
- 112 Equatorial Guinea 26.8% compare
- 114 Martinique 25.8% compare
- 115 United States of America 25.6% compare
- 116 Kiribati 25.0% compare
- 116 Vanuatu 25.0% compare
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 share of electricity generation from renewables in France?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in France was 26.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2005.
- How does France rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- France ranks 113th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.