Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Germany
Germany: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 295.74 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Germany, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Germany stood at 295.74 terawatt-hours.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Germany peaked at 316.24 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 164.21 terawatt-hours, in 1991.
Germany ranks 9th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180.64 terawatt-hours | 164.21 terawatt-hours | 198.71 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 223.04 terawatt-hours | 205.02 terawatt-hours | 242.86 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 269.04 terawatt-hours | 232.4 terawatt-hours | 316.24 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 295.78 terawatt-hours | 284.32 terawatt-hours | 315.87 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More climate change data for Germany
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth -0.0% (2025)
- Population, total 83.49 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 68.58 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.77 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 95.14 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 6.77 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 6.77 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Germany?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Germany was 295.74 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 316.24 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 164.21 terawatt-hours in 1991.
- How does Germany rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.