Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — France

Primary energy consumption in France in 2024 — 8.563 quad Btu. Ranked 13 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 4.9%.

2024 8.563 quad Btu +2.09% vs 2023
World rank 13of 218
Period maximum 11.096 quad Btu2005
Period minimum 7.527 quad Btu1982

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — France, 1980–202478910111219801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8.165 quad Btu1981: 7.783 quad Btu1982: 7.527 quad Btu1983: 7.617 quad Btu1984: 7.848 quad Btu1985: 8.055 quad Btu1986: 8.203 quad Btu1987: 8.269 quad Btu1988: 8.358 quad Btu1989: 8.717 quad Btu1990: 8.866 quad Btu1991: 9.447 quad Btu1992: 9.468 quad Btu1993: 9.442 quad Btu1994: 9.337 quad Btu1995: 9.654 quad Btu1996: 10.049 quad Btu1997: 10.002 quad Btu1998: 10.173 quad Btu1999: 10.234 quad Btu2000: 10.438 quad Btu2001: 10.607 quad Btu2002: 10.656 quad Btu2003: 10.746 quad Btu2004: 10.93 quad Btu2005: 11.096 quad Btu2006: 11.086 quad Btu2007: 10.859 quad Btu2008: 10.9 quad Btu2009: 10.321 quad Btu2010: 10.515 quad Btu2011: 10.45 quad Btu2012: 10.256 quad Btu2013: 10.314 quad Btu2014: 9.902 quad Btu2015: 9.975 quad Btu2016: 9.827 quad Btu2017: 9.855 quad Btu2018: 9.808 quad Btu2019: 9.626 quad Btu2020: 8.505 quad Btu2021: 9.171 quad Btu2022: 8.362 quad Btu2023: 8.387 quad Btu2024: 8.563 quad Btu
Change over the period: +0.397 (+4.87%) Average annual rate: 0.11 %

Comparison, 2024

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

France 8.563 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Europe & Central Asia computed 114.383 quad Btu
Western Europe computed 26.107 quad Btu
High-income countries computed 272.729 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 8.563 +0.175 +2.09%
2023 8.387 +0.025 +0.3%
2022 8.362 −0.809 −8.82%
2021 9.171 +0.666 +7.83%
2020 8.505 −1.122 −11.65%
2019 9.626 −0.181 −1.85%
2018 9.808 −0.047 −0.47%
2017 9.855 +0.027 +0.28%
2016 9.827 −0.148 −1.48%
2015 9.975 +0.073 +0.74%
2014 9.902 −0.412 −4%
2013 10.314 +0.058 +0.57%
2012 10.256 −0.195 −1.86%
2011 10.45 −0.065 −0.62%
2010 10.515 +0.194 +1.88%
2009 10.321 −0.579 −5.31%
2008 10.9 +0.041 +0.38%
2007 10.859 −0.227 −2.05%
2006 11.086 −0.01 −0.09%
2005 11.096 +0.165 +1.51%
2004 10.93 +0.184 +1.71%
2003 10.746 +0.09 +0.84%
2002 10.656 +0.049 +0.46%
2001 10.607 +0.169 +1.62%
2000 10.438 +0.204 +1.99%
1999 10.234 +0.062 +0.61%
1998 10.173 +0.171 +1.71%
1997 10.002 −0.047 −0.47%
1996 10.049 +0.395 +4.09%
1995 9.654 +0.317 +3.39%
1994 9.337 −0.105 −1.11%
1993 9.442 −0.026 −0.28%
1992 9.468 +0.021 +0.22%
1991 9.447 +0.581 +6.56%
1990 8.866 +0.148 +1.7%
1989 8.717 +0.359 +4.29%
1988 8.358 +0.089 +1.08%
1987 8.269 +0.066 +0.81%
1986 8.203 +0.148 +1.84%
1985 8.055 +0.207 +2.64%
1984 7.848 +0.231 +3.04%
1983 7.617 +0.089 +1.19%
1982 7.527 −0.256 −3.29%
1981 7.783 −0.382 −4.68%
1980 8.165

Western Europe, 2024

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About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).