France vs Luxembourg: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
France
540.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Luxembourg
1.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
5th
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- France
- Luxembourg
How they compare
France currently reports 540.63 terawatt-hours against 1.41 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg, a difference of 539.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 383.4 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433.41 terawatt-hours | 0.101 terawatt-hours | 433.31 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 500.41 terawatt-hours | 0.208 terawatt-hours | 500.2 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 513.83 terawatt-hours | 0.455 terawatt-hours | 513.38 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 489.98 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | 488.8 terawatt-hours | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, France or Luxembourg?
- France, at 540.63 terawatt-hours against 1.41 terawatt-hours in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between France and Luxembourg?
- 539.22 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Luxembourg?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and Luxembourg rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- France ranks 5th and Luxembourg ranks 2nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.