Renewable energy electricity output in France
France: Renewable energy electricity output was 89,357 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in France, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
France recorded 89,357 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in France peaked at 96,672 GWh in 2013 and was at its lowest, 55,779 GWh, in 1990.
That places France 13th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,496 GWh | 55,779 GWh | 80,957 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,640 GWh | 56,325 GWh | 77,738 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,911 GWh | 64,399 GWh | 96,672 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in France?
- Renewable energy electricity output in France was 89,357 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 96,672 GWh in 2013.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,779 GWh in 1990.
- How does France rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- France ranks 13th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.