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As of 2023, coal dominated France's reserves at 176.4 million short tons recoverable. It also held 0.062 billion barrels of oil and 0.275 trillion cubic feet of gas. EIA stopped publishing oil and gas proved reserves in 2023; the figures above use the latest archived release, while coal continues to update through 2023. Beyond fossil fuels, France has historically produced Iron Ore and Potash among USGS-tracked critical minerals.
Oil reserves (2021)
0.06 B bbl
Natural gas reserves (2021)
0.28 TCF
Coal reserves (2023)
176.4 M ST
France's reserve base was dominated by coal, the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel by energy content.
France has historically produced Iron Ore and Potash among USGS-tracked critical minerals.
USGS marks 2025 production figures and all reserve estimates as estimated; some earlier production years are USGS estimates as well. Each commodity below charts its own mine-production history, with the 2025 reserve shown beneath its chart.