This statistic shows the consumption of nuclear energy in France from 2005 to 2018. In 2005, France nuclear energy consumption amounted to 102 million metric tons of oil equivalent. This number dropped to nearly 901 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2017. In 2015, France total power generation was composed at 76 percent with nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2018
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
Consumption in million metric tons of oil equivalent
The source pointed out that consumption of nuclear energy is specified on the basis of gross production and without consideration of cross-border electricity supplies. The conversion is done on the basis of thermal equivalence, which is assumed at 38% for a modern power plant. The values prior to 2017 are taken from previous publications.
This statistic shows the consumption of nuclear energy in France from 2005 to 2018. In 2005, France nuclear energy consumption amounted to 102 million metric tons of oil equivalent. This number dropped to nearly 901 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2017. In 2015, France total power generation was composed at 76 percent with nuclear energy.
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BP. (June 11, 2019). Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
BP. "Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
BP. (2019). Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
BP. "Nuclear Energy Consumption in France from 2005 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/
BP, Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2018 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265640/nuclear-energy-consumption-france/ (last visited December 13, 2019)
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