2024 data · Eurostat

Electrification of the Transport sector

517.6 TWh · 34.8 % of national consumption

Final energy consumption and electrification rate of the Transport sector in France, compared with other sectors and the national average.

Total consumption

517.6 TWh

National share

34.8 %

Electrification rate

2.5 %

Subsectors

Breakdown by subsector

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2024 vintage (SDES/CEREN), a separate source from the Eurostat sector total shown above; see Methodology.

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Consumption by subsector and energy type: Road 479.1 TWh, Rail 10 TWh, Air 16.1 TWh, Maritime and inland waterway 8.3 TWh.
Subsector	Consumption (TWh)	% electricity
Road	479.1	0.7
Rail	10	83.7
Air	16.1	0
Maritime and inland waterway	8.3	0

479.1 TWh

93.3 % of sector

Electrification: 0.7 %

10 TWh

1.9 % of sector

Electrification: 83.7 %

16.1 TWh

3.1 % of sector

Electrification: 0 %

8.3 TWh

1.6 % of sector

Electrification: 0 %

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Change in the electrification rate between 1990 and 2024: Transport from 1.7% to 2.5%.
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
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

Source: Eurostat (nrg_bal_c), 1990-2024 series