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Net electricity generation in France

Net electricity generation in France was 537.2 TWh in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 7.7% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, TWh537.2
Change on 2023+7.7%
Rank1st of 27EU countries ranked
Series high5552018
Series low250.51980

Net electricity generation in France, 1980 to 2024

20030040050060019801987199420012008201520241980: 250.5 TWh1981: 261.9 TWh1982: 264.5 TWh1983: 280 TWh1984: 306.1 TWh1985: 324.3 TWh1986: 341.5 TWh1987: 355.9 TWh1988: 370.6 TWh1989: 384.5 TWh1990: 396.2 TWh1991: 428.5 TWh1992: 438 TWh1993: 447.4 TWh1994: 453 TWh1995: 467.8 TWh1996: 483.4 TWh1997: 476.8 TWh1998: 482.4 TWh1999: 494.5 TWh2000: 512.6 TWh2001: 522.2 TWh2002: 529.2 TWh2003: 536.9 TWh2004: 543.9 TWh2005: 548.4 TWh2006: 546.3 TWh2007: 541.6 TWh2008: 546.8 TWh2009: 510.3 TWh2010: 542.6 TWh2011: 545.5 TWh2012: 545.4 TWh2013: 554.6 TWh2014: 544.4 TWh2015: 552.5 TWh2016: 538.2 TWh2017: 535.8 TWh2018: 555 TWh2019: 544.2 TWh2020: 506.7 TWh2021: 529 TWh2022: 448.6 TWh2023: 498.8 TWh2024: 537.2 TWh
TWh. Source: EIA, International Energy Statistics: electricity net generation, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-12-BKWH.A) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.
All 45 values
PeriodTWh
2024537.2
2023498.8
2022448.6
2021529
2020506.7
2019544.2
2018555
2017535.8
2016538.2
2015552.5
2014544.4
2013554.6
2012545.4
2011545.5
2010542.6
2009510.3
2008546.8
2007541.6
2006546.3
2005548.4
2004543.9
2003536.9
2002529.2
2001522.2
2000512.6
1999494.5
1998482.4
1997476.8
1996483.4
1995467.8
1994453
1993447.4
1992438
1991428.5
1990396.2
1989384.5
1988370.6
1987355.9
1986341.5
1985324.3
1984306.1
1983280
1982264.5
1981261.9
1980250.5

Rankings

Definition

Electricity generated in the year minus the electricity used by the power plants themselves, in terawatt hours (billion kilowatt hours), from the U.S. Energy Information Administration: for countries, its International Energy Statistics; for U.S. states, its survey of utility-scale power plants of 1 megawatt or more (Form EIA-923).

Countries and U.S. states. Generation is not consumption: exporters such as France and Norway generate more than they use. State figures leave out small-scale solar such as rooftop panels, which the country figure for the United States includes, so the states add up to about 2% less than the national total.

How to cite

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. International Energy Statistics: electricity net generation, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-12-BKWH.A). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the net electricity generation in France?

Net electricity generation in France was 537.2 TWh in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 7.7% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Energy Information Administration. International Energy Statistics: electricity net generation, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-12-BKWH.A). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest net electricity generation in France?

555 TWh in 2018, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

Net electricity generation elsewhere in European Union (27)

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