Final energy consumption by sector in France

Description 

This graph presents the breakdown of the different sources of energy used in the total consumption of energy in France in 2018, both in general and respectively for Transportation, Industry, Farming and Housing and Service sectors.

Analysis

Natural gas is as used as electricity in industry and housing. However, in Service sector, because of specific uses such as air conditioning, gas ranks second after electricity.

In industry, gas is used mainly for process heating and also as a raw material for the chemical industry (fertiliser and refining).

Source : SDES -  Bilan énergétique de la France pour 2018 (2020)

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