Germany vs United States: Net electricity imports
Germany
19.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
16.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
4th
United States rank
5th
Net electricity imports over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 19.8 terawatt-hours against 16.02 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 3.78 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th of 214 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.96 terawatt-hours | 23.58 terawatt-hours | 29.55 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | -33.8 terawatt-hours | 49.46 terawatt-hours | 83.26 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | -1.6 terawatt-hours | 29.43 terawatt-hours | 31.02 terawatt-hours | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 19.8 terawatt-hours against 16.02 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between Germany and United States?
- 3.78 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for net electricity imports?
- Germany ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th 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.