Germany vs United Kingdom: Net electricity imports
Germany
19.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
29.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
3rd
Net electricity imports over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 29.07 terawatt-hours against 19.8 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 9.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Germany ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.415 terawatt-hours | 15.52 terawatt-hours | 15.94 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | -5.96 terawatt-hours | 7.76 terawatt-hours | 13.72 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | -33.8 terawatt-hours | 14.96 terawatt-hours | 48.76 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | -1.6 terawatt-hours | 20.71 terawatt-hours | 22.3 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Germany or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 29.07 terawatt-hours against 19.8 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 9.27 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Germany ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.