Gas share of electricity in France in 2024 — 3.11%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 38. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.39 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.11 | −2.57 pp |
| 2023 | 5.68 | −3.61 pp |
| 2022 | 9.29 | +3.29 pp |
| 2021 | 5.99 | −0.62 pp |
| 2020 | 6.61 | −0.25 pp |
| 2019 | 6.87 | +1.62 pp |
| 2018 | 5.25 | −1.95 pp |
| 2017 | 7.2 | +1.01 pp |
| 2016 | 6.19 | +2.55 pp |
| 2015 | 3.65 | +1.35 pp |
| 2014 | 2.3 | −0.86 pp |
| 2013 | 3.16 | −0.81 pp |
| 2012 | 3.97 | −1.17 pp |
| 2011 | 5.14 | +0.97 pp |
| 2010 | 4.17 | +0.35 pp |
| 2009 | 3.83 | +0.01 pp |
| 2008 | 3.81 | −0.05 pp |
| 2007 | 3.86 | +0.07 pp |
| 2006 | 3.79 | −0.22 pp |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.34 pp |
| 2004 | 3.67 | +0.25 pp |
| 2003 | 3.42 | +0.13 pp |
| 2002 | 3.29 | +0.53 pp |
| 2001 | 2.76 | +0.62 pp |
| 2000 | 2.13 | +0.67 pp |
| 1999 | 1.46 | +0.49 pp |
| 1998 | 0.97 | +0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.97 | +0.17 pp |
| 1996 | 0.8 | +0.03 pp |
| 1995 | 0.78 | +0.02 pp |
| 1994 | 0.76 | +0.02 pp |
| 1993 | 0.74 | +0.05 pp |
| 1992 | 0.69 | +0.02 pp |
| 1991 | 0.67 | −0.05 pp |
| 1990 | 0.72 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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