Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Germany
Germany: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Germany, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Germany stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Germany peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
That places Germany 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4% | — |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 86% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Germany?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Germany was 0.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).