Denmark vs Germany: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Denmark
0.4%
in 2025
Germany
0.4%
in 2025
Denmark rank
52nd
Germany rank
51st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Germany ahead.
Denmark ranks 52nd and Germany ranks 51st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.8% | -3.6% | 0.8% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 6.6% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 0.5% | 46.0% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 25.1% | 4.8% | 20.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 18.5% | 9.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.2% | 1.6% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 1.7% | 3.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Denmark or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Denmark ranks 52nd and Germany ranks 51st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.