<P> France is the world's 9th largest producer of electricity . In 2014, the top ten countries produced 16,432 TWh, or 68.6% of global electricity production of 23,816 TWh . These countries were China (23.8%), followed by the United States (18.1%), India (5.4%), Russia (4.5%), Japan (4.4%), Canada (2.8%), Germany (2.6%), Brazil (2.5%), France (2.3%), and South Korea (2.3%). The rest of the world produced 31.4% . </P> <P> France is also the world's second largest producer of nuclear electricity, behind the United States and ahead of Russia and Korea . In terms of nuclear's share on the total domestic electricity generation, France has by far the highest percentage portion of any country in the world (78.4% in 2014, also see chart "Electricity production by source"). </P> <P> The French nuclear power is almost entirely owned by the French government and its electricity is sold to the government . According to Al Gore the degree of the government subsidy is difficult to ascertain because of a lack of transparencies in the finances of the operation . </P> <P> The Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique is the national authority in France . Nuclear companies include EdF and Areva . Électricité de France (EdF) is the main electricity producer . Eurodif is the uranium enrichment plant . Areva NC (France) and Rio Tinto (UK) are the top uranium companies of the world . </P>

Natural gas was the largest source of electricity/power generation in the united states in 2016