Share of electricity generation from oil in Germany
Germany: Share of electricity generation from oil was 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from oil in Germany, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 3.8% for share of electricity generation from oil in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Germany peaked at 5.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1985.
That places Germany 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.8% | — |
| 1986 | 2.6% | +41.9% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | +144.8% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -8.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Germany's 3.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +144.8% | 1.9% | 4.6% |
| 1986 | +41.9% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 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 electricity generation from oil in Germany?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Germany was 3.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1985.
- How does Germany rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Germany ranks 118th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.