Electricity production from coal sources in Germany
Germany: Electricity production from coal sources was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Germany recorded 23.5% for electricity production from coal sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Germany peaked at 58.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.
Germany ranks 34th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.5% | — |
| 1991 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 56.7% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 56.1% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 54.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 51.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 51.8% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 43.6% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 30.0% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 23.5% | 32.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More energy & mining data for Germany
- Fuel imports 8.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2024)
- Gas production 37.37 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 444.51 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 37.37 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 444.51 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Germany?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Germany was 23.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Germany ranks 34th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.