Electricity generation in France

Annual electricity production, fuel mix and historical observations for France, with links to its grid operators, electricity market and power stations.

Reference year: 2024. Published snapshot, not live output. Energy is reported in terawatt-hours (TWh).

How much electricity does France produce?

France reported 561.8 TWh of domestic electricity generation in 2024. Among the reported source categories, nuclear produced the most electricity: 380.5 TWh.

Electricity generated561.8 TWh

Renewable share27.2%

Low-carbon share94.9%

Carbon intensity40.5 gCO₂e/kWh

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

Electricity mix 2024

Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)

Hydro71.1 TWh

Wind45.4 TWh

Solar24.9 TWh

Bioenergy10.7 TWh

Other renewables0.57 TWh

Nuclear380.5 TWh

Coal1 TWh

Gas18.1 TWh

Other fossil9.5 TWh

Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.

Renewable share uses domestic generation as its denominator. Low-carbon generation includes renewables and nuclear; nuclear is not renewable. Missing fuel categories remain “No data”, and rounded source values need not sum exactly to the reported total.

Generation is not consumption or installed capacity

The source separately reports electricity demand of 471.8 TWh for 2024. Domestic generation is not electricity consumed after trade and losses. The demand series is a separate source measure, not a calculated import balance. Power-plant ratings in megawatts (MW) measure capacity; annual production in TWh measures energy.

Searching for “energy production in France”? This profile answers the electricity part of that question. Transport fuels, heat and total primary-energy production are outside this dataset.

Annual electricity generation in France

Every row retains its own reporting year. 2024 remains the common-year comparison even where a newer observation exists. Missing observations are not interpolated.

France: reported annual electricity generation, shares and demand
Year	Generation (TWh)	Renewable (%)	Low-carbon (%)	Demand (TWh)
2025	570	26.1	94.9	476.7
2024	561.8	27.2	94.9	471.8
2023	518.8	26.9	92.1	468.3
2022	468.5	24.2	87.1	483.4
2021	550.3	22.2	91.1	505.4
2020	527.3	23.7	90.8	482.2
2019	565.5	20	90.5	507.9
2018	576.2	19.8	91.4	513.3
2017	555.7	16.5	88.2	515.6
2016	558.8	17.7	89.9	517.3
2015	574.1	16	92.2	510.1
2014	566.3	16.6	93.7	499.1
2013	576.8	17.2	90.7	528.3
2012	567.6	15	90	523.1
2011	567.7	11.6	89.6	511.2
2010	562.4	13.6	89.8	531.7
2009	528.9	12.9	90.4	502.9
2008	567	12.8	90.3	519
2007	561.8	11.4	89.7	505
2006	567.3	10.7	90.1	504
2005	569.1	9.7	89	508.8
2004	566.3	11	90.2	504.4
2003	559.1	11	89.9	492.7
2002	551.2	11.4	90.6	474.2
2001	542.6	14	91.6	474.2
2000	532.6	12.7	90.7	463.1

Interactive France trends and country rankings

Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.

THE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM IN CONTEXT

France: nuclear availability, hydro conditions and electricity exports

Reporting scope: 2024 electricity review.

Output changes even without new plant capacity

RTE's 2024 review describes a recovery in nuclear generation, strong hydropower output and continued wind and solar development. These explain why an installed-capacity list alone cannot describe the year's electricity mix: availability and water conditions affect the energy actually produced.

Source: RTE: Annual Electricity Review 2024, key findings.

Generation and domestic use are different

RTE reports a net electricity export balance of 89 TWh in 2024, following net imports in 2022. Cross-border trade is therefore essential when interpreting French generation alongside domestic consumption. A low-carbon domestic generation mix is also not a guarantee of the same hourly mix at every connection.

Source: RTE: 2024 generation and cross-border trade.

Understand the data

Follow the physical process

By Power Stations Worldwide · Context sources checked 30 September 2026 · Review scope. This date does not update the underlying plant inventory or electricity series.

Compare France with its region

These are geographic country groupings, not one connected electrical grid. Country totals are not divided across continents for transcontinental countries.