Electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total rose 12.7% to 1.65% in France in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total in France reached an all time high of 1.65% in 2017 and an all time low of < 0.001% in 1992. When compared to France's main peers, electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total in Belgium amounted to 3.53%, 6.10% in Germany, 8.53% in Italy and 5.21% in Spain in 2017.
France has been ranked 24th within the group of 78 countries we follow in terms of electricity production from solar photovoltaic sources as a percentage of total, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electricity Production from Solar Photovoltaic Sources (As % of Total) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | % | 0.264% | 0.466% | 0.920% | 1.21% | 1.44% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.30% | 2.59% | 3.17% | 3.97% | 4.37% | |||||||||
| France | % | 0.368% | 0.711% | 0.825% | 1.05% | 1.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 3.20% | 4.19% | 4.85% | 5.75% | 5.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 3.57% | 6.30% | 7.45% | 7.97% | 8.11% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.693% | 1.00% | 2.55% | 3.20% | 3.75% | ||||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | 0.019% | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.089% | 0.248% | 0.511% | 0.759% | 1.02% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | < 0.001% | 0.004% | 0.035% | ||
| Portugal | % | 0.538% | 0.843% | 0.927% | 1.19% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.411% | 1.04% | 1.34% | 1.47% | 1.81% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | 2.97% | 4.02% | 4.60% | 4.91% | 4.93% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 0.256% | 0.422% | 0.702% | 1.16% | 1.63% |
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