Net energy imports in France
Net imports covered 41.8% of energy use in France in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
France, 2024
41.8%
Change from 2023
−5.3percentage points
European Union, 2023
62.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
56.2%
Position in 2024
56th of 139
Net energy imports in France over time
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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.8% | – |
| 2023 | 47.0% | 62.5% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | 66.7% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | 60.3% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | 64.4% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | 61.8% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | 60.9% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | 59.1% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | 57.3% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | 56.6% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | 57.6% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | 60.0% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | 61.4% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | 60.2% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | 61.0% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | 59.3% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | 58.6% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | 58.1% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | 58.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.3 percentage points from 47.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 47.9%, the figure has changed by −6.1 percentage points.
- Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, France has the 56th highest value.
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Fossil electricity share
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Renewable energy share
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Renewable electricity share
33.1%p (Provisional)
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Electricity price for households
€0.2485 per kWh
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Natural gas price for households
€0.1347 per kWh
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