Oil share of electricity — all countries

Oil share of electricity — Germany

Oil share of electricity in Germany in 2024 — 0.96%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 41. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.93 pp.

2024 0.96% −0.09 pp vs 2023
World rank 23of 41
Period maximum 2.73%1991
Period minimum 0.74%2002

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of generation

Oil share of electricity — Germany, 1990–2024012319901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 1.89%1991: 2.73%1992: 2.46%1993: 1.92%1994: 1.66%1995: 1.67%1996: 1.43%1997: 1.24%1998: 1.15%1999: 1.05%2000: 0.83%2001: 0.81%2002: 0.74%2003: 1.66%2004: 1.71%2005: 1.93%2006: 1.71%2007: 1.56%2008: 1.51%2009: 1.69%2010: 1.38%2011: 1.17%2012: 1.21%2013: 1.13%2014: 0.9%2015: 0.96%2016: 0.9%2017: 0.85%2018: 0.81%2019: 0.79%2020: 0.82%2021: 0.77%2022: 0.9%2023: 1.05%2024: 0.96%
Change over the period: −0.93 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 0.96%
World 1.34%
Western Europe computed 0.98%
Oil share of electricity — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.96 −0.09 pp
2023 1.05 +0.14 pp
2022 0.9 +0.14 pp
2021 0.77 −0.05 pp
2020 0.82 +0.03 pp
2019 0.79 −0.02 pp
2018 0.81 −0.04 pp
2017 0.85 −0.05 pp
2016 0.9 −0.06 pp
2015 0.96 +0.06 pp
2014 0.9 −0.23 pp
2013 1.13 −0.09 pp
2012 1.21 +0.05 pp
2011 1.17 −0.21 pp
2010 1.38 −0.31 pp
2009 1.69 +0.18 pp
2008 1.51 −0.05 pp
2007 1.56 −0.15 pp
2006 1.71 −0.21 pp
2005 1.93 +0.21 pp
2004 1.71 +0.05 pp
2003 1.66 +0.92 pp
2002 0.74 −0.07 pp
2001 0.81 −0.02 pp
2000 0.83 −0.22 pp
1999 1.05 −0.1 pp
1998 1.15 −0.1 pp
1997 1.24 −0.19 pp
1996 1.43 −0.24 pp
1995 1.67 +0.01 pp
1994 1.66 −0.26 pp
1993 1.92 −0.54 pp
1992 2.46 −0.27 pp
1991 2.73 +0.84 pp
1990 1.89

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.