Germany vs Netherlands: Share of primary energy use by source

Germany
28.1%
in 2025
Netherlands
29.7%
in 2025
Germany rank
34th
Netherlands rank
32nd

Share of primary energy use by source over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 29.7% against 28.1% in Germany, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 76 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of primary energy use by source
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 4,176 data points, 1965–2025
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.