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Europe > France > Energy

FRENCH ENERGY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: energy depletion > % of GNI 0.02 % of GNI Time series [92nd of 98]
Coal consumption 20,890,000 [21st of 41]
    Coal consumption (per capita) 0.344401 per person [20th of 41]
Coal consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 12.5 [22nd of 56]
    Coal consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per $ GDP) 0 per $1 [44th of 56]
    Coal consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per capita) 0 per person [34th of 56]
Coal consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 0.4 [24th of 42]
Coal Production > Million tonnes 0.9 [33rd of 32]
    Coal Production > Million tonnes (per $ GDP) 0 per $1 [31st of 32]
    Coal Production > Million tonnes (per capita) 0 per person [31st of 32]
Coal Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent 0.5 [33rd of 32]
    Coal Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per $ GDP) 0 per $1 [31st of 32]
    Coal Production > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per capita) 0 per person [30th of 32]
Coal production in 1981 22.7 million tonnes [18th of 29]
    Coal production in 1981 (per capita) 0.374242 million tonnes per 1 mil [17th of 29]
Coal Proved Reserves > Anthracite and bituminous 183 [24th of 28]
    Coal Proved Reserves > Anthracite and bituminous (per capita) 0 per person [20th of 28]
Coal Proved Reserves > Share of total 0.74 [8th of 32]
    Coal Proved Reserves > Share of total (per capita) 0 per person [11th of 32]
Coal Proved Reserves > Sub-bituminous and Lignite 6,556 [5th of 25]
    Coal Proved Reserves > Sub-bituminous and Lignite (per capita) 0.000108085 per person [9th of 25]
Coal Proved Reserves > Total 6,739 [8th of 32]
    Coal Proved Reserves > Total (per capita) 0.000111102 per person [11th of 32]
Combustible renewables and waste > % of total energy 4.35 % Time series [74th of 124]
Combustible renewables and waste > metric tones of oil equivalent 11,958 t of oil equivalent Time series [17th of 124]
    Combustible renewables and waste > metric tones of oil equivalent (per capita) 197.584 t of oil equivalent per Time series [48th of 125]
Commercial energy use 4,366.02 [20th of 119]
Directive on Electricity Production from Renewable Energy Sources > National targets > % in 1997 15
Electric power consumption > kWh 478,101,000,000 kWh Time series [8th of 132]
    Electric power consumption > kWh (per capita) 7,899.736 kWh per capita Time series [18th of 132]
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > % of output 5.66 % Time series [110th of 131]
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh 32,100,000,000 million kWh Time series [10th of 132]
    Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh (per capita) 530.393 million kWh per capita Time series [31st of 132]
Electricity > Consumption 447,300,000,000 kWh Time series [7th of 210]
    Electricity > Consumption (per capita) 7,328.281 kWh per capita Time series [24th of 201]
Electricity > Production 537,900,000,000 kWh Time series [9th of 210]
    Electricity > Production (per capita) 8,930.068 kWh per capita Time series [17th of 198]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel 8.2% Time series [192nd of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro 14% Time series [102nd of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear 77.1% Time series [2nd of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Other 0.7% Time series [42nd of 210]
electricity consumption > Date of > Information 2003
Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours 572 [7th of 61]
    Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours (per capita) 0 per person [13th of 61]
Electricity Generation > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 3.28 [7th of 60]
Electricity production > kWh 567,050,000,000 kWh Time series [8th of 133]
    Electricity production > kWh (per capita) 9,369.453 kWh per capita Time series [13th of 133]
Electricity production from coal sources > % of total 5.04 % Time series [53rd of 69]
Electricity production from coal sources > kwh 28,607,000,000 kWh Time series [22nd of 70]
    Electricity production from coal sources > kwh (per capita) 472.678 kWh per capita Time series [41st of 74]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > % of total 10.53 % Time series [78th of 117]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > kwh 59,712,000,000 kWh Time series [11th of 117]
    Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > kwh (per capita) 986.63 kWh per capita Time series [25th of 117]
Electricity production from natural gas sources > % of total 3.24 % Time series [79th of 92]
Electricity production from natural gas sources > kwh 18,353,000,000 kWh Time series [33rd of 93]
    Electricity production from natural gas sources > kwh (per capita) 303.249 kWh per capita Time series [61st of 96]
Electricity production from nuclear sources > % of total 79.05 % Time series [2nd of 30]
Electricity production from nuclear sources > kwh 448,241,000,000 kWh Time series [2nd of 30]
    Electricity production from nuclear sources > kwh (per capita) 7,406.354 kWh per capita Time series [2nd of 31]
Electricity production from oil sources > % of total 1.03 % Time series [98th of 124]
Electricity production from oil sources > kwh 5,855,000,000 kWh Time series [34th of 124]
    Electricity production from oil sources > kwh (per capita) 96.743 kWh per capita Time series [68th of 129]
Fuel exports > % of merchandise exports 4.09 % Time series [65th of 143]
Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports 13.41 % Time series [64th of 154]
Gasoline prices 1.62 [12th of 141]
Geothermal power use 1,360 [9th of 53]
    Geothermal power use (per capita) 0 per person [20th of 53]
Hydroelectricity consumption 58.58 [10th of 213]
    Hydroelectricity consumption (per capita) 9.658 per 10 million people [29th of 207]
Hydroelectricity Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 14.8 [10th of 56]
    Hydroelectricity Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per $ GDP) 0 per $1 [28th of 56]
    Hydroelectricity Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per capita) 0 per person [14th of 56]
Hydroelectricity Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 2.33 [10th of 49]
Hydroelectricity Consumption > Terawatt-hours 65.4 [10th of 57]
    Hydroelectricity Consumption > Terawatt-hours (per capita) 0 per person [14th of 57]
Hydroelectricity Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 2.33 [10th of 49]
Hydroelectricity consumption in 1965 46.9 [7th of 54]
    Hydroelectricity consumption in 1965 (per capita) 0.773 per capita [10th of 54]
imports > kt of oil equivalent 137,753 kt of oil equivalent Time series [6th of 130]
    imports > kt of oil equivalent (per capita) 2.276 kt of oil equivalent pe Time series [17th of 130]
imports, net > % of energy use 50.06 % Time series [41st of 130]
Natural gas > Consumption 42,690,000,000 cu m Time series [17th of 206]
    Natural gas > Consumption (per capita) 776.37 cu m per capita Time series [44th of 206]
Natural gas > Exports 966,000,000 cu m Time series [30th of 202]
Natural gas > Imports 42,900,000,000 cu m Time series [7th of 200]
Natural gas > Proved reserves 7,277,000,000 cu m Time series [81st of 203]
Natural Gas Consumption > Billion cubic feet per day 4.3 [13th of 61]
    Natural Gas Consumption > Billion cubic feet per day (per capita) 0 per person [35th of 61]
Natural Gas Consumption > Billion cubic metres 44.7 [13th of 61]
    Natural Gas Consumption > Billion cubic metres (per capita) 0 per person [35th of 61]
Natural Gas Consumption > Billion cubic metres > Share of total 1.66 [13th of 58]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information 2003 est.
Natural Gas Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 40.2 [13th of 61]
    Natural Gas Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per capita) 0 per person [35th of 61]
Natural Gas Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 1.66 [13th of 58]
Natural gas reserves 12,860,000,000 cubic feet [58th of 72]
    Natural gas reserves (per capita) 212.015 cubic feet per person [64th of 71]
Nuclear Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 101.4 [2nd of 28]
    Nuclear Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per capita) 0 per person [2nd of 28]
Nuclear Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 16.25 [2nd of 28]
Nuclear Consumption > Terawatt-hours 448.2 [2nd of 28]
Nuclear Consumption > Terawatt-hours > Share of total 16.25 [2nd of 28]
Nuclear electricity generation 415.5 terawatt-hours [3rd of 29]
    Nuclear electricity generation (per capita) 6.85011 terawatt-hours per 1 mil [2nd of 29]
Nuclear energy consumption 437 terawatt-hours [2nd of 28]
    Nuclear energy consumption (per capita) 7.20456 terawatt-hours per 1 mil [2nd of 28]
Nuclear energy consumption in 1965 1.1 terawatt-hours [6th of 13]
    Nuclear energy consumption in 1965 (per capita) 0.0181351 terawatt-hours per 1 mil [3rd of 13]
Nuclear reactors operable 59 [3rd of 29]
    Nuclear reactors operable (per capita) 0.972699 per 1 million people [3rd of 29]
Nuclear reactors operable > MWe 63,293 [3rd of 29]
    Nuclear reactors operable > MWe (per capita) 1,043.47 per 1 million people [2nd of 29]
Nuclear reactors planned 0 [20th of 29]
    Nuclear reactors planned (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [20th of 29]
Nuclear reactors planned > MWe 0 [20th of 29]
    Nuclear reactors planned > MWe (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [20th of 29]
Nuclear reactors under construction 0 [22nd of 29]
    Nuclear reactors under construction (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [22nd of 29]
Nuclear reactors under construction > MWe 0 [22nd of 29]
    Nuclear reactors under construction > MWe (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [22nd of 29]
Nuclear reactors uranium required 10,245 [3rd of 29]
    Nuclear reactors uranium required (per capita) 168.903 per 1 million people [2nd of 29]
Nuclear waste generated 2.18 [3rd of 45]
Oil > Consumption 1,950,000 bbl/day Time series [13th of 212]
    Oil > Consumption (per capita) 32.839 bbl/day per 1,000 people Time series [44th of 190]
Oil > Exports 584,700 bbl/day Time series [20th of 184]
Oil > Imports 2,465,000 bbl/day Time series [6th of 186]
Oil > Production 69,680 bbl/day Time series [56th of 212]
    Oil > Production (per capita) 1,202.175 bbl/day per million peopl Time series [70th of 198]
Oil > Proved reserves 119,800,000 bbl Time series [64th of 206]
Oil Consumption > Million tonnes 94 [9th of 63]
    Oil Consumption > Million tonnes (per capita) 0 per person [24th of 63]
Oil Consumption > Million tonnes > Share of total 2.49 [9th of 62]
Oil Consumption > Thousand barrels daily 1,975 [9th of 63]
    Oil Consumption > Thousand barrels daily (per capita) 0.326 per 10,000 people [24th of 63]
Oil Consumption > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total 2.49 [9th of 62]
Oil imports > Net 1,850,000 barrels per day [4th of 21]
    Oil imports > Net (per capita) 30.4999 barrels per day per 1,00 [8th of 21]
Oil Refinery capacities > Thousand barrels daily 1,977 [10th of 31]
    Oil Refinery capacities > Thousand barrels daily (per capita) 0 per person [19th of 31]
Oil Refinery capacities > Thousand barrels daily > Share of total 2.34 [10th of 31]
Oil refining ability 1,900,000 barrels per day [7th of 51]
    Oil refining ability (per capita) 0.0313242 barrels per day per pers [19th of 51]
Oil reserves 144,300,000 barrels [63rd of 97]
    Oil reserves (per capita) 2,370.387 barrels per 1,000 people [73rd of 97]
Primary Energy Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent 262.9 [8th of 63]
    Primary Energy Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per $ GDP) 0 per $1 [41st of 63]
    Primary Energy Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent (per capita) 0 per person [18th of 63]
Primary Energy Consumption > Million tonnes oil equivalent > Share of total 2.57 [8th of 62]
production > kt of oil equivalent 137,416 kt of oil equivalent Time series [19th of 130]
    production > kt of oil equivalent (per capita) 2.271 kt of oil equivalent pe Time series [36th of 130]
Traditional fuel consumption 5.7% [76th of 130]
Usage per person 4.25 TOE per person [10th of 18]
use > kt of oil equivalent 275,169 kt of oil equivalent Time series [7th of 132]
    use > kt of oil equivalent (per capita) 4.547 kt of oil equivalent pe Time series [21st of 132]
Wall plugs > Frequency 50 HZ [107th of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type
Europe
Wall plugs > Voltage 230 V [67th of 209]
Wind energy installation 386 MW [16th of 53]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy; BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2005; BP; ; Wikipedia: Directive on Electricity Production from Renewable Energy Sources ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption ; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Lund and Freeston; Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2000; Energy Information Administration; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; ANSTO, IAEA, WNA; International Atomic Energy Agency, Waste Management Database, 1997 via ciesin.org; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; lEA, Energy Balances of OECD Countries 1999-2000 (lEA, Paris, 2001); World Wind Energy Association

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