Renewable energy consumption in France
France: Renewable energy consumption was 13.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in France, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
France recorded 13.5% for renewable energy consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in France peaked at 13.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2006.
That places France 127th out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.9% | 13.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in France?
- Renewable energy consumption in France was 13.5% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2006.
- How does France rank for renewable energy consumption?
- France ranks 127th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption