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Germany's installed capacity for electric generation increased from 121 gigawatts (GW) in 2000 to 218 GW in 2019, an 80% increase, while electricity generation increased only 5% in the same period. [7] Even though renewables production increased significantly between 1991 and 2017, fossil power production remained at more or less constant levels.
Energy in Germany is obtained primarily from fossil fuels, accounting for 77.6% of total energy consumption in 2023, followed by renewables at 19.6%, and 0.7% nuclear power. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On 15 April 2023, the three remaining German nuclear reactors were taken offline, completing the country's nuclear phase-out plan. [ 3 ]
World electric generation by country and source in 2022 [1]. This is a list of countries and dependencies by annual electricity production.China is the world's largest electricity producing country, followed by the United States and India.
The total installed hydroelectric capacity in Germany at the end of 2006 was 4.7 GW. Hydropower meets 3.5% of the electricity demand. Hydropower meets 3.5% of the electricity demand. Latest estimates show, in Germany in 2007, about 9,400 people were employed in the hydropower sector which generated a total turnover of €1.23 billion.
Solar power accounted for an estimated 12.2% of electricity production in Germany in 2023, up from 1.9% in 2010 and less than 0.1% in 2000. [3] [4] [5] [6]Germany has been among the world's top PV installer for several years, with total installed capacity amounting to 81.8 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2023. [7]
Germany's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants [5] Description Location Coordinates Peak Power (MW) Production (MW·h/year) Capacity factor Neuhardenberg Solar Park [6: 145: Strasskirchen Solar Park: Strasskirchen: 54
Average power per capita was calculated according to the formula: [a] Electric energy per capita [ in watt-hour] ... Germany: 512,000: 2021 [4] EIA: 83,408,560: 2021 [5]
This is a list of countries and dependencies by electricity generation from renewable sources each year.. Renewables accounted for 28% of electric generation in 2021, consisting of hydro (55%), wind (23%), biomass (13%), solar (7%) and geothermal (1%).