Primary energy consumption in Germany
Germany consumed 231.3 Mtoe of primary energy in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005.
Germany, 2024
231.3
Change from 2023
−2.5%
European Union, 2024
1,193.7 Mtoe
Position in 2024
1st of 37
Primary energy consumption in Germany over time
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Million tonnes of oil equivalent. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 231.3 Mtoe | 1,193.7 Mtoe |
| 2023 | 237.2 Mtoe | 1,207.7 Mtoe |
| 2022 | 261.0 Mtoe | 1,259.2 Mtoe |
| 2021 | 271.5 Mtoe | 1,313.4 Mtoe |
| 2020 | 262.2 Mtoe | 1,236.4 Mtoe |
| 2019 | 285.2 Mtoe | 1,353.2 Mtoe |
| 2018 | 292.0 Mtoe | 1,377.3 Mtoe |
| 2017 | 298.1 Mtoe | 1,384.1 Mtoe |
| 2016 | 297.6 Mtoe | 1,363.9 Mtoe |
| 2015 | 295.9 Mtoe | 1,352.4 Mtoe |
| 2014 | 293.6 Mtoe | 1,329.3 Mtoe |
| 2013 | 308.3 Mtoe | 1,383.2 Mtoe |
| 2012 | 301.1 Mtoe | 1,395.3 Mtoe |
| 2011 | 297.8 Mtoe | 1,410.8 Mtoe |
| 2010 | 315.2 Mtoe | 1,458.3 Mtoe |
| 2009 | 299.9 Mtoe | 1,403.3 Mtoe |
| 2008 | 320.8 Mtoe | 1,488.8 Mtoe |
| 2007 | 315.8 Mtoe | 1,490.2 Mtoe |
| 2006 | 332.8 Mtoe | 1,511.4 Mtoe |
| 2005 | 321.6 Mtoe | 1,497.8 Mtoe |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.5% from 237.2 Mtoe in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 293.6 Mtoe, the figure has changed by −21.2%.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 1,193.7 Mtoe.
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