Share of primary energy from gas in Germany
Germany: Share of primary energy from gas was 28.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas in Germany, 1965–2025
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. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 28.1% for share of primary energy from gas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Germany peaked at 28.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1965.
Germany ranks 35th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.1% | — |
| 1966 | 1.3% | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | +29.1% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | +53.8% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | +31.7% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | +34.9% |
| 1971 | 5.8% | +30.6% |
| 1972 | 7.3% | +25.1% |
| 1973 | 8.9% | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 11.3% | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 13.1% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 13.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 16.4% | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 28.1% | +3.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 28.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Germany's 28.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +53.8% | 1.6% | 2.5% |
| 1970 | +34.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% |
| 1969 | +31.7% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| 1971 | +30.6% | 4.5% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 4.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 13.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 15.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 21.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 20.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.0% | 28.1% | 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 share of primary energy from gas in Germany?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Germany was 28.1% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1965.
- How does Germany rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Germany ranks 35th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.