Energy balance for France in 2018 - January 2020. Energy balance for France in 2018 - Final data, December 2019

After three years of decline since 2014, the energy independence rate went up by 2.7 points in 2018 to 55.4 %. Indeed, primary production went up, due to an upturn in nuclear and hydroelectric production, whereas primary consumption decreased slightly. After correction for climatic variations, the latter is almost stable. Final energy consumption went down by 0.8 %, due to contrasting trends in the various final consumption sectors: rises in the commercial sector and especially in industry, but drops in consumption for non-energy use as well as in transport and residential. In total, households, businesses and administrations spent 167 billion euros on their energy consumption. Taxes (net of subsidies for renewable energy) account for euros 54 billion and net imports of energy products for euros 41 billion. French households spent on average euros 3,100 on their energy purchases, divided equally between fuel and housing, of which taxes were euros 1,400