France Renewable Energy 1990-2024

Renewable electricity is the share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
  • France renewable energy for 2015 was 15.86%, a 0.6% decline from 2014.
  • France renewable energy for 2014 was 16.46%, a 0.59% decline from 2013.
  • France renewable energy for 2013 was 17.05%, a 2.22% increase from 2012.
  • France renewable energy for 2012 was 14.83%, a 3.25% increase from 2011.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Electricity from Renewables
Iceland 99.98%
Norway 97.71%
Liechtenstein 96.86%
Uruguay 88.56%
Andorra 86.12%
Greenland 81.29%
New Zealand 80.08%
Austria 76.49%
Croatia 66.83%
Denmark 65.51%
Panama 65.33%
Sweden 63.26%
Canada 63.01%
Switzerland 62.20%
Faroe Islands 60.07%
Latvia 50.17%
Portugal 47.53%
Finland 44.50%
Chile 43.60%
Lithuania 39.41%
Italy 38.68%
Spain 34.95%
Luxembourg 32.38%
French Polynesia 32.01%
Slovenia 29.39%
Germany 29.23%
Greece 28.66%
Argentina 28.14%
Ireland 27.97%
United Kingdom 24.84%
Slovak Republic 22.68%
Belgium 20.80%
Japan 15.98%
France 15.86%
Aruba 14.86%
Estonia 14.42%
New Caledonia 14.09%
Poland 13.80%
Australia 13.64%
United States 13.23%
Netherlands 12.44%
Czech Republic 11.40%
Hungary 10.58%
Cyprus 8.78%
Malta 7.67%
St. Kitts and Nevis 4.57%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3.88%
Curacao 3.71%
Seychelles 2.38%
South Korea 1.89%
Israel 1.89%
Puerto Rico 1.84%
Singapore 1.82%
British Virgin Islands 1.29%
Isle of Man 0.83%
Hong Kong 0.28%
UAE 0.23%
Brunei 0.05%
Saudi Arabia 0.00%
Gibraltar 0.00%
Northern Mariana Islands 0.00%
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00%
Kuwait 0.00%
Palau 0.00%
San Marino 0.00%
Barbados 0.00%
Monaco 0.00%
Trinidad and Tobago 0.00%
Bermuda 0.00%
Cayman Islands 0.00%
St. Martin (French part) 0.00%
Oman 0.00%
Turks and Caicos Islands 0.00%
Bahamas 0.00%
Macao 0.00%
Qatar 0.00%
Bahrain 0.00%
Guam 0.00%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00%
Channel Islands 0.00%
France Renewable Energy - Historical Data
Year % of Electricity from Renewables Annual Change
2015 15.86% -0.60%
2014 16.46% -0.59%
2013 17.05% 2.22%
2012 14.83% 3.25%
2011 11.57% -2.28%
2010 13.86% 0.73%
2009 13.13% 0.15%
2008 12.98% 1.29%
2007 11.69% 0.74%
2006 10.95% 1.09%
2005 9.86% -1.38%
2004 11.24% 0.01%
2003 11.23% -0.37%
2002 11.60% -2.66%
2001 14.26% 1.29%
2000 12.97% -1.50%
1999 14.47% 1.70%
1998 12.77% -0.50%
1997 13.26% -0.18%
1996 13.45% -1.91%
1995 15.36% -1.70%
1994 17.06% 2.82%
1993 14.24% -1.22%
1992 15.45% 2.23%
1991 13.22% -0.15%
1990 13.37% -0.15%