France output: mining, energy and water supply
France output: mining, energy and water supply stood at 240,993 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Output at basic prices | |||||||||||
| Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management and remediation activities | 240,993 | 255,006 | 310,881 | 308,501 | 212,207 | 170,833 | 178,356 | 177,259 | 162,482 | 152,044 | |
| Distributive trades - Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 533,210 | 529,754 | 526,330 | 498,877 | 455,896 | 415,795 | 431,015 | 417,351 | 406,467 | 392,111 |
Understanding france output: mining, energy and water supply
Extraction and utility production values are captured inside this aggregate, which totals the basic-price output of primary resource gathering, power generation, distribution networks, and waste remediation. Unlike manufacturing branches, this group deals directly with heavy physical inputs, resource extraction concessions, and regulated utility networks. The metric covers everything from crude mineral extraction and electricity generation to water distribution and refuse collection, excluding final retail margins which belong in distribution accounts.
Interpreting these figures requires accounting for weather-driven swings in power demand and commodity price volatility that can distort annual comparisons. Revisions frequently occur when environmental regulations shift or when long-term concession contracts are renegotiated. Analysts should rely on chained-price variants rather than current-price series to strip out commodity price shocks when evaluating physical output capacity over multiple periods.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities are included in this output series?
- It covers mining, quarrying, electricity, gas, steam, water supply, and waste management services.
- Why use chained prices for this specific sector?
- Commodity price swings in energy and raw materials can heavily distort current-price figures from year to year.
- Are retail sales of electricity included here?
- No, retail distribution margins are categorized under distributive trades rather than primary utility output.