France: nuclear energy consumption 2021

In 2021, France's consumption of nuclear energy amounted to 3.43 exajoules, up from some 3.21 exajoules in the previous year. Nevertheless, during the period in consideration, nuclear energy consumption in this European country declined by 1.04 exajoules. Nuclear energy accounted for 69 percent of France's total electricity production in 2021.

Nuclear energy consumption in France from 2005 to 2021 (in exajoules)

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

France

Survey time period

2005 to 2021

Supplementary notes

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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