France vs United Kingdom: Share of electricity production by source

France
0.3%
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.1%
in 2025
France rank
77th
United Kingdom rank
80th

Share of electricity production by source over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes France's figure about 2.7 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.

France ranks 77th and United Kingdom ranks 80th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of electricity production by source
Unit
%
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,128 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.