Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in France
France: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 540.63 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in France, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in France stood at 540.63 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in France peaked at 540.63 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 368.7 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
France ranks 5th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 433.41 terawatt-hours | 368.7 terawatt-hours | 467.95 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 500.41 terawatt-hours | 477.89 terawatt-hours | 511.78 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 513.83 terawatt-hours | 490.27 terawatt-hours | 530.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 489.98 terawatt-hours | 408.1 terawatt-hours | 540.63 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 68.72 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 54.18 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 40.05 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in France?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in France was 540.63 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 540.63 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 368.7 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does France rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- France ranks 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.