France: Electricity from renewable sources, kWh
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| France |
Electricity production from renewable sources, million kWh |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 62,761.67 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | million kWh |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2021 |
| Average | 16,072.97 |
| Min - Max | -1,840.00 - 62,761.67 |
| Source | The International Energy Agency |
The latest value from 2021 is 62761.67 million kWh, an increase from 62699.72 million kWh in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 18681.01 million kWh, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for France from 1990 to 2021 is 16072.97 million kWh. The minimum value, -1840 million kWh, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 62761.67 million kWh was recorded in 2021.
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Definition: Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline prices | 1.39 | 2016 | dollars |
| Diesel prices | 1.20 | 2016 | dollars |
| Energy use per capita | 3,138.35 | 2023 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Share of clean energy | 16.20 | 2021 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.07 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 58.10 | 2023 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 62,761.67 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 282 | 2023 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 4.14 | 2023 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 378 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 18.58 | 2023 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Net energy imports | 47.15 | 2023 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 0.03 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 0.01 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 100.00 | 2023 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 209.534 | 2023 | liters per person per year |