France vs United States: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
France
1,388 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
4,386 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- France
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4,386 terawatt-hours against 1,388 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 2,998 terawatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 3.2 times France's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
France ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.08 terawatt-hours | 296.67 terawatt-hours | 238.59 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 117.17 terawatt-hours | 824.24 terawatt-hours | 707.07 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 657.63 terawatt-hours | 1,649 terawatt-hours | 991.69 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1990s | 1,185 terawatt-hours | 2,691 terawatt-hours | 1,506 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 1,404 terawatt-hours | 3,223 terawatt-hours | 1,819 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 1,412 terawatt-hours | 3,785 terawatt-hours | 2,372 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 1,262 terawatt-hours | 4,180 terawatt-hours | 2,918 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, France or United States?
- United States, at 4,386 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 United States?
- 2,998 terawatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and United States rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- France ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.