France vs United States of America: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
France
29.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States of America
54.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
7th
United States of America rank
4th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- France
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 54.79 terawatt-hours against 29.67 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 25.12 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.8 times France's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States of America ahead.
France ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th of 80 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.37 terawatt-hours | 25.44 terawatt-hours | 21.07 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1970s | 12.49 terawatt-hours | 85.22 terawatt-hours | 72.73 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1980s | 78.12 terawatt-hours | 101.43 terawatt-hours | 23.31 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 1990s | 30.57 terawatt-hours | 76.64 terawatt-hours | 46.07 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2000s | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 49.92 terawatt-hours | 42.97 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2.44 terawatt-hours | 55 terawatt-hours | 52.56 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
| 2020s | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 58.32 terawatt-hours | 55.74 terawatt-hours | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, France or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 54.79 terawatt-hours against 29.67 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between France and United States of America?
- 25.12 terawatt-hours, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and United States of America rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- France ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 4th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.