Germany Electricity

See also: Germany Energy

Electricity Generation in Germany

Germany generates 612,791,840 MWh of electricity as of 2016 (covering 114% of its annual consumption needs).


Nuclear
13%
80,070,000 MWh
Renewable
32%
194,975,000 MWh
Hydroelectricity 20,239,000 MWh (3.30%) Non-Hydroelectric 176,645,000 MWh (28.83%)
Geothermal 165,000 MWh (0.027%) Wind 78,218,000 MWh (12.76%) Solar 38,098,000 MWh (6.22%) Tide & Wave 0 MWh (0%) Biomass & Waste 58,255,000 MWh (9.51%)

Electricity Consumption in Germany

Germany consumed 612,791,840 MWh of electricity as of 2016.

Import/Export

  • Germany imported 28,338,000 MWh of electricity in 2016 (covering 5.28% of its annual consumption needs).
  • Germany exported 78,863,000 MWh of electricity in 2016.

Electric Consumption 536,507,840 MWh
Electric Generation 612,791,840 MWh
Nuclear 80,070,000 MWh 13.07%
Renewables 194,975,000 MWh 31.82%
Hydroelectric 20,239,000 MWh 3.30%
Non-Hydroelectric Renewables 174,736,000 MWh 28.51%
Geothermal 165,000 MWh 0.027%
Wind 78,218,000 MWh 12.76%
Solar, Tide, Wave, Fuel Cell 38,098,000 MWh 6.22%
Tide & Wave 0 MWh 0%
Biomass & Waste 58,255,000 MWh 9.51%
Fossil Fuels 339,655,840 MWh 55.43%
Hydroelectric & Pumped Storage −1,909,000 MWh −0.31%
Net Imports −50,525,000 MWh −8.25%
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)

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