Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Germany
Germany: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Germany, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.9% for electricity production from oil sources in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Germany peaked at 2.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.
That places Germany 143rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9% | — |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +44.5% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +125.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -13.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 72% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +125.3% | 0.7% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 140 Uruguay 0.9% compare
- 141 France 0.9% compare
- 142 Uzbekistan 0.9% compare
- 144 South Korea 0.9% compare
- 145 Canada 0.8% compare
- 146 Mozambique 0.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Germany
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 7.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Germany?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Germany was 0.9% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Germany ranks 143rd out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.