Electricity generation from solar in France
France: Electricity generation from solar was 31.82 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in France, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from solar in France stood at 31.82 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% on the previous year and up 310.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in France peaked at 31.82 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places France 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in France, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +325.0% |
| 2010 | 0.62 terawatt-hours | +264.7% |
| 2011 | 2.33 terawatt-hours | +275.8% |
| 2012 | 4.43 terawatt-hours | +90.1% |
| 2013 | 5.19 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 6.39 terawatt-hours | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 7.75 terawatt-hours | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 8.66 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 8.87 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 11.15 terawatt-hours | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 12.02 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 13.09 terawatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 15.28 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 19.34 terawatt-hours | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 22.59 terawatt-hours | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 24.87 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 31.82 terawatt-hours | +27.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 31.82 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 terawatt-hours, 31.8× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- France's 31.82 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.54 terawatt-hours, 20.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +325.0% | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours |
| 2011 | +275.8% | 0.62 terawatt-hours | 2.33 terawatt-hours |
| 2010 | +264.7% | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 0.62 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.74 terawatt-hours | 0.62 terawatt-hours | 12.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.16 terawatt-hours | 13.09 terawatt-hours | 31.82 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 electricity generation from solar in France?
- Electricity generation from solar in France was 31.82 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 31.82 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does France rank for electricity generation from solar?
- France ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 310.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.