Fossil electricity share in France
Oil, gas and coal produced 4.2% of electricity in France in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
France, 2025
4.2%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Fossil electricity share in France over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2% | – |
| 2024 | 4.5% | – |
| 2023 | 7.3% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 4.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.3%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
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Net energy imports
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Energy import dependency
41.7%
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Electricity price for households
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