France Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2023
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- France coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 2.16%, a 0% increase from 2014.
- France coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 2.16%, a 2.13% decline from 2013.
- France coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 4.29%, a 0.59% increase from 2012.
- France coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 3.70%, a 0.59% increase from 2011.
| France Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
2.16% |
0.00% |
| 2014 |
2.16% |
-2.13% |
| 2013 |
4.29% |
0.59% |
| 2012 |
3.70% |
0.59% |
| 2011 |
3.11% |
-1.55% |
| 2010 |
4.66% |
0.14% |
| 2009 |
4.53% |
-0.12% |
| 2008 |
4.65% |
-0.35% |
| 2007 |
5.00% |
0.36% |
| 2006 |
4.64% |
-0.74% |
| 2005 |
5.38% |
0.59% |
| 2004 |
4.79% |
-0.42% |
| 2003 |
5.21% |
0.34% |
| 2002 |
4.88% |
0.49% |
| 2001 |
4.38% |
-1.38% |
| 2000 |
5.77% |
-0.59% |
| 1999 |
6.35% |
-1.00% |
| 1998 |
7.36% |
2.19% |
| 1997 |
5.16% |
-0.92% |
| 1996 |
6.08% |
0.68% |
| 1995 |
5.41% |
0.32% |
| 1994 |
5.09% |
-0.18% |
| 1993 |
5.27% |
-2.93% |
| 1992 |
8.20% |
-1.36% |
| 1991 |
9.57% |
1.08% |
| 1990 |
8.49% |
-0.61% |
| 1989 |
9.10% |
1.61% |
| 1988 |
7.49% |
-0.82% |
| 1987 |
8.31% |
-1.32% |
| 1986 |
9.64% |
-3.64% |
| 1985 |
13.27% |
-3.04% |
| 1984 |
16.32% |
-4.14% |
| 1983 |
20.45% |
-3.52% |
| 1982 |
23.97% |
2.53% |
| 1981 |
21.44% |
-5.92% |
| 1980 |
27.35% |
-2.43% |
| 1979 |
29.78% |
1.30% |
| 1978 |
28.48% |
1.29% |
| 1977 |
27.18% |
-1.18% |
| 1976 |
28.37% |
8.08% |
| 1975 |
20.28% |
1.28% |
| 1974 |
19.00% |
-0.66% |
| 1973 |
19.66% |
-2.91% |
| 1972 |
22.57% |
-6.80% |
| 1971 |
29.37% |
-1.18% |
| 1970 |
30.55% |
-7.92% |
| 1969 |
38.47% |
-2.29% |
| 1968 |
40.77% |
-1.92% |
| 1967 |
42.68% |
4.52% |
| 1966 |
38.17% |
-2.19% |
| 1965 |
40.36% |
-5.59% |
| 1964 |
45.95% |
7.74% |
| 1963 |
38.21% |
-6.57% |
| 1962 |
44.78% |
4.74% |
| 1961 |
40.03% |
3.57% |
| 1960 |
36.47% |
3.57% |
