France vs United States: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
France
20.83 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
12.63 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
France rank
5th
United States rank
8th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- United States
How they compare
France currently reports 20.83 kilowatt-hours per person against 12.63 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 8.2 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes France's figure about 1.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
France ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3058 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 2.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 11.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 1990s | 20.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.31 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2000s | 22.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.94 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2010s | 21.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.19 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
| 2020s | 19.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 12.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.84 kilowatt-hours per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, France or United States?
- France, at 20.83 kilowatt-hours per person against 12.63 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between France and United States?
- 8.2 kilowatt-hours per person, with France 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 per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.