Nuclear is the main energy source in France. In 2023, nuclear power accounted for almost 65 percent of the country's energy mix. Hydropower followed, at 12 percent. By comparison, bioenergy (or renewable thermal and waste) was the least used energy source in France at that time, with an electricity production share of two percent.
The share of electricity generated from nuclear fuel in 2022 was the smallest since 1985.
Distribution of electricity production in France from 2021 to 2023, by energy source
*Includes coal and fuel oil.
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Figures were rounded and total might exceed 100 percentage points.
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