France vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from wind
France
2.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
3.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from wind over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 3.46 terawatt-hours against 2.87 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.59 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 80 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | 0.0841 terawatt-hours | 0.0804 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.7875 terawatt-hours | 0.8431 terawatt-hours | 0.0556 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.74 terawatt-hours | 5.46 terawatt-hours | 2.71 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2.49 terawatt-hours | 3.88 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from wind, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 3.46 terawatt-hours against 2.87 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from wind between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.59 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from wind?
- France ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.