Energy import dependency in France
Net imports met 41.7% of gross available energy in France in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
France, 2024
41.7%
Change from 2023
−3.1percentage points
European Union, 2024
57.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
53.5%
Position in 2024
24th of 37
Energy import dependency in France over time
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% of gross available energy. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | 58.3% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | 62.5% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | 55.5% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | 60.5% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | 58.1% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | 56.1% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | 56.0% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | 54.4% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | 53.9% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | 54.9% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | 56.3% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | 55.7% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | 57.2% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | 58.4% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | 57.2% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | 58.2% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | 57.8% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | 56.9% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | 56.9% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | 56.3% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | 55.8% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | 56.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.1 percentage points from 44.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 46.2%, the figure has changed by −4.5 percentage points.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, France has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 57.3%.
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