In 2023, France's consumption of nuclear energy amounted to **** exajoules, up from some **** exajoules in the previous year. Nevertheless, during the period in consideration, nuclear energy consumption in this European country declined by around **** percent. Nuclear energy accounted for ** percent of France's total electricity production in 2021.
This report was previously published by BP.
Figures refer to gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. According to the source, the data was converted on the basis of thermal equivalence: the amount of fuel required by thermal power stations to produce the indicated electricity output.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
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Energy Institute. (June 20, 2024). Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
Energy Institute. "Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2023 (in exajoules)." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
Energy Institute. (2024). Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2023 (in exajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
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Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
