France vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
France
-1.1%
in 2025
Netherlands
-1.4%
in 2025
France rank
67th
Netherlands rank
68th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports -1.1% against -1.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 67th and Netherlands ranks 68th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.5% | 6.9% | 4.6% | France |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 1.2% | France |
| 1980s | -2.7% | -1.5% | 1.2% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -1.4% | 0.9% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -1.3% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -1.1% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- France, at -1.1% against -1.4% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between France and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- France ranks 67th and Netherlands ranks 68th 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.