Renewable energy share in France

Renewable sources provided 23.9% of gross final energy consumption in France in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.

Measure: Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption Unit: % of gross final energy consumption Data: 2004 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
France, 2025 23.9%p (Provisional) % of gross final energy consumption
Change from 2024 +0.7percentage points 2024: 23.2%
European Union, 2025 26.2%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 23.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 17th of 30 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in France over time

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% of gross final energy consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption (% of gross final energy consumption), 2004 to 2025
Period FranceEuropean Union
2025 23.9%p (provisional) 26.2%p (provisional)
2024 23.2% 25.2%
2023 22.5% 24.6%
2022 20.3% 23.0%
2021 19.4% 21.9%
2020 19.1% 22.0%
2019 17.2% 19.9%
2018 16.4% 19.1%
2017 15.8% 18.4%
2016 15.5% 18.0%
2015 14.8% 17.8%
2014 14.4% 17.4%
2013 13.9% 16.7%
2012 13.2% 16.0%
2011 10.8% 14.5%
2010 12.7% 14.4%
2009 12.2% 13.9%
2008 11.2% 12.6%
2007 9.4% 11.7%
2006 8.9% 10.8%
2005 9.3% 10.2%
2004 9.3% 9.6%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 23.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 14.8%, the figure has changed by +9.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, France has the 17th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 26.2%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nrg_ind_ren · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A nrg_bal=REN unit=PC
Observation period
2004 to 2025 for France
Provider update
15 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat