BILATERAL POWER GRID TELEMETRY · 2000-2025

France vs. Germany Electricity Mix (Nuclear vs. Renewables)

Head-to-head comparison of France (570.1 TWh, led by Nuclear at 68.8%) and Germany (500.5 TWh, led by Wind at 27.2%).

France Generation 570.1 TWh #1: Nuclear (69%)
Germany Generation 500.5 TWh #1: Wind (27%)
Low-Carbon Share 95% vs 59% France vs Germany
Grid CO2 Intensity 42 vs 330 gCO2/kWh (France vs Germany)
France Fuel Mix (100% = 570.1 TWh) 94.8% Low-Carbon
Germany Fuel Mix (100% = 500.5 TWh) 59.1% Low-Carbon

France (Cyan) vs. Germany (Orange) - Total Electricity Generation (TWh)

Unit: Terawatt-hours (TWh) · Source: Ember Yearly Electricity Data & U.S. EIA

Annual Generation, Clean Share & Carbon Intensity Comparison

Year France (TWh) Germany (TWh) Output Ratio (A / B) France Clean % Germany Clean %
2025 570.1 500.5 1.14x 94.8% 59.1%
2024 561.9 496 1.13x 94.9% 58.6%
2023 518.8 506.7 1.02x 92.1% 56.1%
2022 468.4 566.9 0.83x 87.1% 50.5%
2021 550.3 578.8 0.95x 91.1% 52.1%
2020 527.3 566.8 0.93x 90.8% 55.7%
2019 565.5 600.1 0.94x 90.5% 52.7%
2018 576.2 632.3 0.91x 91.4% 47.3%
2017 555.7 644.5 0.86x 88.2% 45.3%
2016 558.8 641.5 0.87x 89.9% 42.7%
2015 574.2 639.2 0.90x 92.2% 43.8%
2014 566.3 618.8 0.92x 93.7% 41.9%
2013 576.8 629.7 0.92x 90.7% 39.6%
2012 567.6 619.8 0.92x 90.0% 39.2%
2011 567.7 605 0.94x 89.6% 38.4%
2010 562.4 624.2 0.90x 89.8% 39.4%
2009 528.9 588 0.90x 90.4% 39.3%
2008 567 632.3 0.90x 90.3% 38.4%
2007 561.8 631.1 0.89x 89.7% 36.4%
2006 567.3 630.2 0.90x 90.1% 38.1%
2005 569.1 613.3 0.93x 89.0% 36.9%
2004 566.3 609.6 0.93x 90.2% 36.9%
2003 559.1 602 0.93x 89.9% 35.2%
2002 551.2 583.8 0.94x 90.6% 35.9%
2001 542.6 578.9 0.94x 91.6% 36.1%
2000 532.6 569 0.94x 90.7% 36.0%