France vs Russia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
France
540.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
425.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
5th
Russia rank
7th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- France
- Russia
How they compare
France currently reports 540.63 terawatt-hours against 425.63 terawatt-hours in Russia, a difference of 115 terawatt-hours.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 5th and Russia ranks 7th of 209 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433.41 terawatt-hours | 278.29 terawatt-hours | 155.12 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | 500.41 terawatt-hours | 319.4 terawatt-hours | 181.01 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 513.83 terawatt-hours | 366.26 terawatt-hours | 147.57 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 489.98 terawatt-hours | 431.71 terawatt-hours | 58.26 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 Russia?
- France, at 540.63 terawatt-hours against 425.63 terawatt-hours in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between France and Russia?
- 115 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and Russia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- France ranks 5th and Russia ranks 7th 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.