France gross value added: energy, water and waste management
France gross value added: energy, water and waste management stood at 59,250 EUR million in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross value added, current prices | |||||||||||
| Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management and remediation activities | 59,250 | 67,979 | 86,179 | 40,726 | 49,373 | 46,898 | 47,038 | 44,875 | 41,505 | 43,078 | |
| Distributive trades - Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 250,064 | 251,366 | 249,765 | 232,650 | 227,550 | 210,359 | 218,379 | 209,937 | 206,273 | 203,089 |
Understanding france gross value added: energy, water and waste management
This metric evaluates the aggregate economic contribution derived from electricity generation, natural gas distribution, steam supply, water collection, sewage treatment, and refuse remediation activities. Output is determined by subtracting intermediate consumption from total production within these specific utilities and extraction boundaries, yielding a net monetary figure in current prices. Unlike manufacturing-focused rows, this measure incorporates heavy infrastructure networks, public utility concessions, and environmental remediation services that operate under distinct regulatory frameworks and long-term capital investment cycles.
Interpreting figures requires accounting for weather-driven volatility, such as mild winters altering heating demand or dry conditions restricting hydroelectric generation, which introduces sharp output swings unrelated to underlying structural shifts. Revisions often stem from late administrative filings by municipal utilities and environmental agencies. Comparing current price totals across long spans distorts physical volume changes due to shifting energy commodities and carbon pricing policies, making chained price variants the appropriate tool for volume comparisons. Analysts must also avoid equating high nominal values with high physical output when commodity price shocks inflate the monetary denominator independently of operational capacity.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities are grouped inside this utility and waste branch?
- It combines electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply, water collection and treatment, sewerage networks, and waste management and remediation operations.
- Why do figures fluctuate independently of general industrial output?
- Weather anomalies heavily influence heating and cooling demand, while regulated tariffs and volatile global energy commodity prices create valuation shifts that differ from standard manufactured goods.
- Does this row include private waste firms alongside municipal water utilities?
- Yes, the branch aggregates all market producers regardless of ownership form, provided their principal activity falls within the specified utility, water, or waste classification codes.