France output current prices: electricity, gas, steam & air
France output current prices: electricity, gas, steam & air stood at 167,448 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 1959 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Output, current prices | |||||||||||
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 167,448 | 182,811 | 242,220 | 240,008 | 147,923 | 115,130 | 120,845 | 120,403 | 107,768 | 100,073 | |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 50,925 | 49,879 | 47,269 | 48,076 | 45,240 | 37,886 | 39,668 | 39,163 | 37,726 | 35,388 |
Understanding france output current prices: electricity, gas, steam & air
Generation of electrical power, extraction and distribution of natural gas through mains, steam production, and chilled air conditioning supply generate the transactions recorded in this series. Gross output at current prices aggregates sales to end users, transmission fees, system operator charges, and regulated distribution margins across energy utilities. Sibling branches cover water and waste management utilities, maintaining a separation between energy networks and municipal environmental services.
Nominal values are heavily influenced by wholesale energy price volatility, seasonal weather extremes, and regulated tariff adjustments. Consequently, year-on-year comparisons can show dramatic swings driven entirely by fossil fuel or electricity market shocks rather than changes in physical energy volume. Analysts should examine temperature-adjusted and chained volume data to properly assess real supply trends. Revisions frequently follow the finalization of regulatory energy commission reports and audited utility company financial statements.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series cover the extraction of crude oil or raw natural gas deposits?
- No, primary extraction is tracked in upstream mining and quarrying categories, while this branch covers utility supply, transmission, and distribution networks.
- How do weather anomalies impact the nominal output of this sector?
- Unusually cold winters or hot summers drive up demand for heating and air conditioning, increasing the physical volume and nominal revenue of utility providers.
- Why are current-price figures volatile in this energy supply branch?
- Wholesale market price shocks for gas and electricity flow directly into current-price valuations, creating nominal swings independent of physical energy flow.