France vs Ireland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
France
-1.1%
in 2025
Ireland
-1.0%
in 2025
France rank
67th
Ireland rank
66th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- France
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -1.0% against -1.1% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.
France ranks 67th and Ireland ranks 66th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 10.9% | 0.6% | France |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 5.9% | 1.9% | Ireland |
| 1980s | -2.7% | -4.0% | 1.3% | France |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 7.5% | 6.6% | Ireland |
| 2000s | -1.4% | -0.3% | 1.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -0.4% | 1.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -0.6% | 1.3% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, France or Ireland?
- Ireland, at -1.0% against -1.1% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between France and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ireland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Ireland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- France ranks 67th and Ireland ranks 66th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.