Coal share of electricity in Germany in 2024 — 23.53%. Ranked 26 in the world out of 33. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 34.95 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.53 | −2.82 pp |
| 2023 | 26.35 | −6.38 pp |
| 2022 | 32.73 | +3.23 pp |
| 2021 | 29.5 | +4.53 pp |
| 2020 | 24.97 | −4.98 pp |
| 2019 | 29.96 | −7.36 pp |
| 2018 | 37.31 | −1.36 pp |
| 2017 | 38.67 | −3.33 pp |
| 2016 | 42 | −1.76 pp |
| 2015 | 43.76 | −1.62 pp |
| 2014 | 45.38 | −1.43 pp |
| 2013 | 46.82 | +1.28 pp |
| 2012 | 45.54 | +1.11 pp |
| 2011 | 44.43 | +1.23 pp |
| 2010 | 43.19 | −0.44 pp |
| 2009 | 43.63 | −0.88 pp |
| 2008 | 44.51 | −3.55 pp |
| 2007 | 48.07 | +1.45 pp |
| 2006 | 46.62 | −1.17 pp |
| 2005 | 47.78 | −2.11 pp |
| 2004 | 49.89 | −1.73 pp |
| 2003 | 51.63 | −0.63 pp |
| 2002 | 52.26 | +0.82 pp |
| 2001 | 51.44 | −1.32 pp |
| 2000 | 52.76 | +0.95 pp |
| 1999 | 51.8 | −1.93 pp |
| 1998 | 53.73 | +0.71 pp |
| 1997 | 53.02 | −1.48 pp |
| 1996 | 54.5 | −0.66 pp |
| 1995 | 55.16 | −0.95 pp |
| 1994 | 56.11 | −0.86 pp |
| 1993 | 56.97 | +0.24 pp |
| 1992 | 56.72 | −2.01 pp |
| 1991 | 58.73 | +0.25 pp |
| 1990 | 58.48 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from coal in a country's total generation. Coal remains the largest source of electricity in the world despite plant closures in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs that decline. In emissions per kilowatt-hour coal is about twice as bad as gas, which is why this share does more than anything else to set the carbon intensity of a country's electricity.
Important: Aggregates for groups of countries are weighted by electricity generation in terawatt-hours — the only correct weight for a share of generation. The weight series comes from Ember and starts in 2000, so there are no aggregates for earlier years, even though country data go back to 1960.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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