France vs OECD (EI): Primary energy from low-carbon energy
France
1,388 terawatt-hours
in 2025
OECD (EI)
11,810 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
3rd
OECD (EI) rank
1st
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- France
- OECD (EI)
How they compare
OECD (EI) currently reports 11,810 terawatt-hours against 1,388 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 10,422 terawatt-hours.
That makes OECD (EI)'s figure about 8.5 times France's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, OECD (EI) has been ahead every year.
France ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 77 countries.
OECD (EI) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | OECD (EI) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.08 terawatt-hours | 994.03 terawatt-hours | 935.95 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1970s | 117.17 terawatt-hours | 2,071 terawatt-hours | 1,954 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1980s | 657.63 terawatt-hours | 4,984 terawatt-hours | 4,327 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 1990s | 1,185 terawatt-hours | 7,989 terawatt-hours | 6,804 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2000s | 1,404 terawatt-hours | 9,472 terawatt-hours | 8,068 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2010s | 1,412 terawatt-hours | 10,247 terawatt-hours | 8,834 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
| 2020s | 1,262 terawatt-hours | 11,239 terawatt-hours | 9,977 terawatt-hours | OECD (EI) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, France or OECD (EI)?
- OECD (EI), at 11,810 terawatt-hours against 1,388 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between France and OECD (EI)?
- 10,422 terawatt-hours, with OECD (EI) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD (EI)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and OECD (EI) rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- France ranks 3rd and OECD (EI) ranks 1st of 77 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.