What households and businesses in France pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.
At $0.298 per kWh, household electricity in France is the 14th most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — right around the median. Household natural gas runs $0.167 per kWh, 4th of 25. Filling up costs $2.41 per liter of gasoline ($9.12/gal), the 5th highest of 30 — and roughly 50% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 26% of France's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 41 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.284 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.298), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How France makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 41 gCO₂/kWh · 570 TWh · Ember
Coal0.3%
Oil1.8%
Natural gas3%
Nuclear68.8%
Hydro10.4%
Wind8.2%
Solar5.6%
Bioenergy1.8%
Other renewables0.1%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 31 Aug 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.