Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Germany
Germany: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Germany, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 3.8% for net electricity imports as a share of demand in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.3% on the previous year and up 146.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Germany peaked at 5.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -8.9%, in 2017.
That places Germany 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -162.2% |
| 1992 | -1.0% | +845.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -116.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +168.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +101.3% |
| 1996 | -1.0% | -207.8% |
| 1997 | -0.4% | -55.5% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -73.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -262.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +183.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +168.1% |
| 2003 | -0.5% | -132.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | -21.0% |
| 2005 | -0.8% | +73.9% |
| 2006 | -2.8% | +268.9% |
| 2007 | -2.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | -3.3% | +21.8% |
| 2009 | -2.1% | -35.1% |
| 2010 | -2.5% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | -0.6% | -74.4% |
| 2012 | -3.4% | +446.6% |
| 2013 | -5.4% | +57.2% |
| 2014 | -5.8% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | -8.2% | +41.1% |
| 2016 | -8.5% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | -8.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | -8.4% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | -5.8% | -31.1% |
| 2020 | -3.5% | -39.7% |
| 2021 | -3.3% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | -5.1% | +52.3% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -135.4% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +181.5% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -24.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 23.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -845.7% | -0.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1% | -1.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -3.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.7% | -8.9% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -5.1% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More energy & mining data for Germany
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.1985 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Germany?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Germany was 3.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.9% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Germany ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.