France and Germany are neighbours, strongly interconnected and among the largest electricity systems in the European Union. Yet their 2025 electricity mixes remain very different.
France generates more net electricity
In the data currently published on EnergyBoard, France records 552,659 GWh of net generation in 2025, compared with 447,451 GWh in Germany. The volumes show the scale of both systems, but their composition is where the contrast becomes clearest.
France: 67.5% nuclear
Nuclear power accounts for 67.5% of French electricity generation. Renewables represent 27.0%, while “fossil fuels and other” account for 5.5%. France’s power system therefore remains strongly shaped by nuclear generation.
Germany: 56.4% renewables
In Germany, renewables account for 56.4% of generation. Nuclear is at 0% in the 2025 series, while “fossil fuels and other” represent 43.6%. The main contrast is therefore the structure of generation rather than simply total volume.
EnergyBoard displays both countries on the same charts: France vs Germany.
Electricity mix is not the whole energy mix
These percentages only describe electricity generation. They do not summarise energy used in transport, heating or the wider economy. This is why EnergyBoard treats the overall renewable-energy indicator separately.
Based on Eurostat data processed by EnergyBoard, 2025 snapshot. Main source: Eurostat.