Renewable electricity share in Germany
Renewable sources supplied 57.9% of electricity consumption in Germany in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Germany, 2025
57.9%p (Provisional)
Change from 2024
+3.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
45.6%
Position in 2025
11th of 30
Renewable electricity share in Germany over time
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% of gross electricity consumption. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.9%p (provisional) | 49.9%p (provisional) |
| 2024 | 54.1% | 47.5% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | 45.4% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | 41.2% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | 37.8% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | 37.4% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | 34.1% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | 32.1% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | 31.1% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | 30.2% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | 29.7% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | 28.6% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | 26.8% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | 25.1% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | 23.3% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | 21.3% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | 20.7% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | 18.5% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | 17.6% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | 16.9% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | 16.4% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | 15.9% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +3.8 percentage points from 54.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 30.9%, the figure has changed by +27.0 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.9%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Renewable energy share
23.9%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Energy import dependency
66.8%
2024 · Eurostat
Electricity price for households
€0.3618 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Natural gas price for households
€0.1156 per kWh
H1 2026 · Eurostat
Primary energy consumption
231.3 Mtoe
2024 · Eurostat
Access to electricity
100.0%
2024 · World Bank