France vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from wind
France
46.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
85.84 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
6th
Electricity generation from wind over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 85.84 terawatt-hours against 46.49 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 39.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.8 times France's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 212 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.008 terawatt-hours | 0.389 terawatt-hours | 0.381 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.22 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 20.17 terawatt-hours | 35.43 terawatt-hours | 15.26 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 42.96 terawatt-hours | 78.67 terawatt-hours | 35.71 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 85.84 terawatt-hours against 46.49 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between France and United Kingdom?
- 39.35 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- France ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.