Electricity production from hydro sources per capita fell 18.2% to 759 kWh in France in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from hydro sources per capita in France reached an all time high of 1,432 kWh in 1977 and an all time low of 705 kWh in 2011. When compared to France's main peers, electricity production from hydro sources per capita in Belgium amounted to 24.6 kWh, 242 kWh in Germany, 599 kWh in Italy and 395 kWh in Spain in 2017.
France has been ranked 24th within the group of 69 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from hydro sources per capita, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Hydro Sources Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | kWh | 4,064 | 5,187 | 4,969 | 4,838 | 4,365 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kWh | 17.8 | 32.4 | 34.4 | 26.4 | 28.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kWh | 705 | 920 | 1,104 | 978 | 844 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kWh | 213 | 267 | 279 | 238 | 232 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kWh | 753 | 704 | 868 | 963 | 751 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | kWh | 113 | 170 | 209 | 188 | 169 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | kWh | 62.6 | 50.3 | 84.8 | 49.2 | 56.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | kWh | 3.42 | 6.26 | 6.85 | 6.70 | 5.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kWh | 61.1 | 53.5 | 64.1 | 57.5 | 48.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kWh | 1,090 | 531 | 1,300 | 1,476 | 823 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | kWh | 1,729 | 1,890 | 2,243 | 2,953 | 1,847 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kWh | 658 | 441 | 787 | 838 | 601 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | kWh | 4,002 | 4,747 | 4,701 | 4,603 | 4,598 |
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