Germany: Share of clean energy
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| Germany |
Alternative and nuclear energy, percent of total energy use |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 17.60 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2021 |
| Average | 8.55 |
| Min - Max | 2.00 - 18.50 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2021 is 17.6 percent, a decline from 18.5 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 31.16 percent, based on data from 194 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 1990 to 2021 is 8.55 percent. The minimum value, 2 percent, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 18.5 percent was recorded in 2020.
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We show the alternative and nuclear energy use as percent of the total energy use in Germany. It consists of noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated and includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power.
Definition: Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline prices | 1.39 | 2016 | dollars |
| Diesel prices | 1.20 | 2016 | dollars |
| Energy use per capita | 3,817.55 | 2015 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Share of clean energy | 17.60 | 2021 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.11 | 2023 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Energy use per $1000 GDP | 64.33 | 2015 | kilograms of oil equivalent |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 168,389.00 | 2015 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 583 | 2023 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 7.00 | 2023 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 692,751 | 2020 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| GDP per unit of energy | 12.47 | 2015 | GDP per kg of oil equivalent |
| Energy imports | 61.40 | 2015 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 0.08 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 0.01 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.02 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 100.00 | 2022 | percent |