Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — France

Oil share of electricity in France in 2024 — 1.23%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.83 pp.

2024 1.23% +0.05 pp vs 2023
World rank 26of 41
Period maximum 3.09%1991
Period minimum 0.88%2009

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — France, 1990–20240123419901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 2.06%1991: 3.09%1992: 2.01%1993: 1.29%1994: 1.18%1995: 1.57%1996: 1.52%1997: 1.53%1998: 2.28%1999: 1.89%2000: 1.33%2001: 1.08%2002: 1.03%2003: 1.25%2004: 1.14%2005: 1.38%2006: 1.24%2007: 1.08%2008: 0.93%2009: 0.88%2010: 0.97%2011: 1.3%2012: 1.27%2013: 1.1%2014: 1.12%2015: 1.15%2016: 1.21%2017: 1.24%2018: 0.98%2019: 1.03%2020: 1.05%2021: 1.03%2022: 1.34%2023: 1.18%2024: 1.23%
Change over the period: −0.83 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 1.23%
World 1.34%
Western Europe computed 0.98%
Oil share of electricity — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.23 +0.05 pp
2023 1.18 −0.17 pp
2022 1.34 +0.31 pp
2021 1.03 −0.02 pp
2020 1.05 +0.01 pp
2019 1.03 +0.05 pp
2018 0.98 −0.26 pp
2017 1.24 +0.03 pp
2016 1.21 +0.06 pp
2015 1.15 +0.03 pp
2014 1.12 +0.02 pp
2013 1.1 −0.17 pp
2012 1.27 −0.03 pp
2011 1.3 +0.33 pp
2010 0.97 +0.09 pp
2009 0.88 −0.05 pp
2008 0.93 −0.15 pp
2007 1.08 −0.16 pp
2006 1.24 −0.13 pp
2005 1.38 +0.24 pp
2004 1.14 −0.11 pp
2003 1.25 +0.22 pp
2002 1.03 −0.05 pp
2001 1.08 −0.24 pp
2000 1.33 −0.57 pp
1999 1.89 −0.39 pp
1998 2.28 +0.75 pp
1997 1.53 +0.01 pp
1996 1.52 −0.05 pp
1995 1.57 +0.39 pp
1994 1.18 −0.11 pp
1993 1.29 −0.72 pp
1992 2.01 −1.08 pp
1991 3.09 +1.03 pp
1990 2.06

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.