2024 data · Eurostat

Electrification of energy uses: France

Overview of final energy consumption by sector of activity and tracking of the electrification rate

Total consumption

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Final energy, all sectors

Electrification rate

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Share of electricity in the mix

Electricity consumed

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Across the 5 sectors of activity analysed

Breakdown by sector

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425.9 TWh · 28.6% of total

214.8 TWh · 14.4% of total

279.9 TWh · 18.8% of total

517.6 TWh · 34.8% of total

51.2 TWh · 3.4% of total

Growth of the electricity share in each sector since 1990

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Change in the electrification rate between 1990 and 2024: Residential from 21.8% to 35.4%, Tertiary from 43.6% to 58.7%, Industry from 32.2% to 35.7%, Transport from 1.7% to 2.5%, Agriculture from 5.2% to 13.8%.
Sector	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Residential	21.8	21.4	22.4	23	24.8	24	24.2	25.7	25.2	26	27.3	27.1	28	28.8	28	27.7	29.1	30.1	29.7	29.1	30.6	31.6	30.7	30.8	33.9	33.2	32.5	32.7	33.6	33.7	34.7	33.7	35.2	35.4	35.4
Tertiary	43.6	42.3	42.4	44.2	45.1	46.4	43.8	43.3	45.4	44.3	49	48.6	50.9	49	49.2	51.3	55	54	53.1	51.3	51.6	60	58.3	56.6	58.5	57.9	58	57.2	57.2	57.1	56.7	55.2	58.7	59.1	58.7
Industry	32.2	31.8	32.7	33	33.8	33.8	32.7	33.7	35.1	35.4	36	34.4	34.9	35.1	37.1	36.9	36.9	35.4	34.9	36.6	36.4	34.2	34.9	34.3	35.3	35.6	35.2	35.9	35.8	36	35.7	35	35.3	35.8	35.7
Transport	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2	2	2	1.9	2	2	2	2	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.2	2.5
Agriculture	5.2	5.5	5.4	5.3	6.2	6.2	6.6	6.2	6.1	5.9	6.1	6.3	6.8	7.6	14.1	15	15.6	14.7	13.8	15.2	15.9	16.3	16.9	16.3	15.7	17	17.6	17.7	16.9	16.6	15.4	14.3	14.7	13.6	13.8

Source: Eurostat (nrg_bal_c), 1990-2024 series

National trajectory (sector-weighted average) compared with official electrification targets

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Change in the electrification rate between 1990 and 2035: France (weighted average) from 19.3% to 26.6%. Objectif national (PPE3): 2023 (27 %), 2030 (34 %), 2035 (38 %).
Sector	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2030	2035
France (weighted average)	19.3	18.9	19.4	19.9	20.7	20.7	20.2	20.8	21.2	21.3	22.5	22.1	22.8	22.8	23.2	23.4	24.4	24.2	23.9	23.8	24.3	25.3	25	24.7	26	25.8	25.5	25.6	25.8	25.9	26	25.3	26.4	26.6	26.6	—	—
Objectif national (PPE3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	34	38

Sankey diagram: from energy sources to sectors

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