Germany renewable energy shares, investment and avoided emissions

Name: Germany renewable energy shares, investment and avoided emissions
Creator: German Environment Agency (UBA) / Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat)
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Renewable energy in Germany, what it delivers and what it costs.

Source: German Environment Agency (UBA) / Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat)Last updated: Sep 20, 2026, 20:05Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990
Shares of renewable energy9
Gross electricity consumption	55.1	54.4	52.9	46.3	41.7	45.4	42.2	37.9	36.2	31.8	31.6	27.5	25.3	23.8	20.6	17.2	16.6	15.3	14.4	11.7	10.3	9.4	7.7	7.7	6.6	6.3	5.2	4.5	4.1	4.7	4.7	4.3	3.8	3.6	3.1	3.4
District heat generation	20.8	21.2	21.1	20.1	17.6	18.9	17.4	16.4	14.4	14.2	14.2	13.5	11.8	11.1	9.7	8.1	8.1	7.3	6.3	5.8	5.1	4.2	3.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Final energy for heating and cooling	19	18.2	17.4	17.5	15.4	14.7	14.6	14.5	13.7	13.4	13.6	13.7	13.6	13.6	12.6	12.2	11.2	10.4	10.6	8.6	8	7.5	6.6	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.3	3.9	3.5	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.1
Direct final energy for heating and cooling	18.8	17.9	17	17.2	15.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	13.7	13.3	13.5	13.7	13.8	13.8	12.9	12.7	11.6	10.8	11	8.9	8.4	7.8	6.9
Household heating	24.2	22.8	21.5	23.1	19.9	17.8	18.2	18.9	18.5	17.6	18.6	19.1	18.9	19.1	18.1	16.5	14.9	15.2	15.7	12.2	10.7	10.5	10.1
Services-sector heating	26	26.3	25.4	22.5	21.9	20.9	20.3	19.8	17.3	16.8	15.9	15	14.7	15.5	13.9	15.2	13.5	11.6	10.8	7.3	7.5	7.2	5.2
Industry heating	9	8.8	8.4	8.1	7.2	7.5	7.3	7.1	7.1	7.2	7	7.4	7	7	7.3	6.9	6.3	5	6.4	5.5	5.8	4.8	3.4
Final energy in transport	8	7.4	7.6	6.9	6.7	7.5	5.5	5.6	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.6	5.5	6.1	5.7	5.8	5.4	5.9	7.4	6.2	3.6	1.8	1.4	1.1	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Primary energy consumption	20.8	20.1	19.3	17.5	15.8	16.6	14.9	13.9	13.3	12.5	12.6	11.9	11.4	11.3	10.1	9.3	8.5	8	7.9	6.5	5.4	4.7	4	3.2	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.6	2.4	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.3
Renewable heating and cooling1
Total14	209,848	197,320	186,757	204,110	195,161	176,928	179,073	174,893	170,514	165,999	165,566	160,691	177,734	170,760	156,331	164,899	135,823	137,235	126,861	115,307	102,588	97,481	88,362	64,498	65,336	58,158	57,567	55,944	50,550	33,512	33,083	32,885	32,893	32,767	32,791	32,494
Solid biomass, households	78,088	71,089	66,187	85,440	76,874	66,874	71,154	70,192	68,393	66,289	69,477	69,484	85,941	83,015	71,904	79,304	65,220	74,020	64,092	61,496	52,222	53,044	54,279	50,963	52,307	45,834	45,590	44,369	42,740	25,448	25,448	25,448	25,448	25,448	25,448	25,355
Solid biomass, services	24,766	22,681	21,429	19,926	21,908	19,101	19,219	17,812	17,450	16,731	17,137	14,945	18,696	17,437	15,813	21,236	16,476	16,046	11,443	11,120	9,695	9,581	6,972	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Solid biomass, industry	26,324	26,324	25,291	25,589	24,820	23,279	23,784	24,522	26,326	27,031	25,108	26,530	25,600	27,793	29,089	28,088	22,972	20,156	22,367	20,319	21,266	18,462	12,442	4,273	4,161	3,898	3,917	3,959	2,788	2,788	2,909	2,909	2,909	2,909	2,909	2,909
Solid biomass, heating and CHP plants	7,021	6,800	6,685	6,470	6,796	6,296	6,121	5,740	6,193	6,259	5,957	5,465	5,532	5,776	4,665	4,057	3,581	2,759	2,225	2,104	2,043	1,797	994	520	389	324	86	74	63	41	30	18	11	5	3	1
Liquid biofuels	2,340	2,184	2,532	2,471	2,591	3,217	2,383	2,298	2,194	2,188	2,189	2,372	2,196	2,204	2,603	3,442	3,735	3,442	2,869	1,814	1,225	823	701	48	10	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biogas	15,427	15,944	14,906	15,857	15,015	14,339	13,783	13,304	12,980	12,306	11,588	10,639	9,458	8,903	9,352	7,811	5,412	3,728	3,935	1,495	875	466	312	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biomethane	4,505	4,795	4,982	4,797	4,982	4,216	3,983	3,861	3,740	4,039	3,970	3,268	2,533	1,329	760	505	136	68	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sewage gas	2,326	2,326	2,311	2,322	2,367	2,378	2,402	2,500	2,141	2,050	2,001	1,801	1,805	2,017	2,059	1,999	1,977	1,972	1,858	1,852	2,082	1,968	1,830	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Landfill gas	60	62	65	72	82	95	107	110	107	116	120	98	93	94	101	117	155	154	210	227	231	165	176	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other biogenic gaseous fuels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,438	1,353	1,355	1,263	1,335	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biogenic share of waste	14,396	14,623	14,278	15,033	15,601	15,060	15,308	14,508	12,669	11,669	11,807	11,380	11,645	9,033	8,140	7,260	6,530	6,662	10,747	8,433	7,199	6,034	5,642	3,295	3,421	3,548	3,674	3,405	2,290	2,538	2,308	2,308	2,308	2,308	2,308	2,308
Solar thermal	9,238	8,804	9,121	9,730	8,565	8,998	8,659	8,963	7,827	7,611	7,562	7,019	6,500	6,416	6,181	5,378	5,061	4,301	3,757	3,363	2,857	2,423	2,393	1,814	1,540	1,226	1,036	785	656	521	417	334	263	219	168	131
Deep geothermal	2,030	1,914	1,796	1,822	1,575	1,427	1,369	1,308	1,168	1,146	969	1,052	864	805	722	689	623	550	524	525	532	464	445	114	114	113	113	113	111	111	100	100	100	100	100	100
Shallow geothermal and ambient heat	23,327	19,774	17,174	14,581	13,985	11,648	10,801	9,775	9,326	8,564	7,681	6,638	6,871	5,938	4,942	5,013	3,945	3,377	2,811	2,559	2,361	2,254	2,176	2,033	2,041	1,852	1,886	1,901	1,902	2,065	1,871	1,768	1,854	1,778	1,855	1,690
Renewable energy in transport1
Total6	47,741	43,389	44,751	41,375	39,850	44,304	36,041	35,994	34,623	33,642	33,296	35,348	34,277	37,223	35,361	35,622	32,441	36,226	45,968	40,456	22,627	11,766	8,998	7,181	4,908	3,752	2,312	1,872	1,725	1,398	1,175	982	653	609	477	465
Biodiesel including HVO2	24,013	21,583	25,626	24,817	25,097	30,148	22,109	22,329	21,354	20,896	20,829	22,676	21,945	24,628	23,556	24,359	22,966	25,873	32,282	27,938	17,666	9,942	7,919	5,683	3,617	2,583	1,343	1,033	930	568	362	289	52	52	2	0
Biodiesel	20,861	18,725	22,145	21,507	21,005	21,610
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)	3,152	2,858	3,481	3,310	4,092	8,538
Vegetable oil	0	0	10	10	10	21	21	10	31	31	10	52	0	251	188	574	961	4,042	8,533	7,206	1,828	125	73	251	209	167	146	115	104	52	52	31	31	21	0	0
Bioethanol	9,496	9,142	9,142	8,692	8,412	8,014	8,353	8,685	8,464	8,604	8,589	9,002	8,832	9,149	9,031	8,537	6,576	4,608	3,391	3,828	1,780	486	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biomethane2	3,898	3,442	1,871	1,332	965	884	660	389	445	379	345	449	483	333	92	75	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biomethane as CNG	1,500	1,400	1,338	1,304	965	884
Biomethane as LNG	2,398	2,042	533	28	0	0
Renewable fuels of non-biological origin1	5
Renewable hydrogen	5
Renewable electricity in transport2	10,329	9,222	8,102	6,524	5,366	5,237	4,898	4,581	4,329	3,732	3,523	3,169	3,017	2,862	2,494	2,077	1,925	1,699	1,762	1,484	1,353	1,213	1,006	1,247	1,082	1,002	823	724	691	778	761	662	570	536	475	465
Renewable road electricity	4,010	3,214	1,972	1,137	578
Renewable rail electricity	6,319	6,008	6,130	5,387	4,788
Investment in new installations1
Total8	37,554	33,776	38,720	22,730	14,630	12,000	10,720	13,830	15,940	15,320	13,930	16,400	16,480	22,470	26,120	27,890	23,600	17,720	13,620	13,950	12,030	9,950	7,400	6,960	6,280	4,700
Hydropower	4	6	10	70	70	100	110	120	60	60	80	90	130	200	300	350	500	370	330	220	240	210	170	120	340	520
Onshore wind	8,820	5,470	5,960	3,830	2,990	2,190	1,650	3,390	7,450	6,910	5,370	7,060	4,490	3,550	2,860	2,110	2,800	2,540	2,470	3,220	2,490	2,710	3,360	3,930	3,070	1,920
Offshore wind	2,530	3,580	1,880	1,510	280	80	2,130	4,100	3,400	3,370	3,680	3,940	4,270	2,440	610	450	470	170	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Solar photovoltaic	15,010	17,020	18,540	8,140	5,230	4,920	3,370	2,580	1,660	1,570	1,480	1,450	3,380	11,980	15,860	19,580	13,570	7,970	5,330	4,010	4,840	3,530	760	680	360	260
Solar thermal	170	240	420	690	550	530	440	490	540	700	800	790	860	950	1,060	990	1,490	1,700	760	990	630	470	480	370	610	440
Geothermal and ambient heat	8,640	5,360	8,850	4,590	2,530	1,920	1,410	1,520	1,320	1,210	1,010	1,080	1,090	1,060	990	960	1,140	1,230	920	940	410	290	210	190	180	130
Biomass electricity	300	330	290	250	250	320	350	390	280	270	220	670	700	790	3,120	2,240	2,020	1,980	2,280	2,270	1,910	1,640	1,340	770	800	530
Biomass heating	2,080	1,770	2,770	3,650	2,730	1,940	1,260	1,240	1,230	1,230	1,290	1,320	1,560	1,500	1,320	1,210	1,610	1,760	1,500	2,300	1,510	1,100	1,080	900	920	900
Economic impulse from operating installations1
Total9	22,890	22,630	23,110	23,900	20,430	18,320	17,300	16,730	16,460	15,840	15,170	14,640	14,750	14,650	13,120	11,400	9,500	9,550	8,950	7,300	5,070	3,580	3,110	2,570	2,210	1,940
Hydropower	240	240	240	230	230	230	220	210	210	210	200	200	200	190	190	170	160	150	140	130	130	120	120	110	110	100
Onshore wind	2,480	2,320	2,280	2,300	2,310	2,310	2,300	2,230	2,080	1,890	1,730	1,550	1,360	1,200	1,060	970	870	790	710	630	550	480	400	310	220	160
Offshore wind	1,120	940	760	650	620	600	560	500	420	350	280	210	130	60	30	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Solar photovoltaic	2,390	2,210	1,950	1,760	1,670	1,600	1,540	1,500	1,470	1,440	1,420	1,400	1,360	1,250	1,040	770	530	360	260	190	130	70	30	20	10	10
Solar thermal	360	360	350	340	330	320	310	300	290	270	260	240	230	210	190	170	140	110	90	70	50	40	30	20	10	0
Geothermal and ambient heat	3,020	2,570	2,240	1,900	1,820	1,520	1,410	1,280	1,220	1,120	1,010	870	900	820	730	620	530	440	360	290	240	220	200	190	180	170
Biomass electricity	4,720	4,920	4,890	4,850	4,650	4,830	4,780	4,670	4,670	4,640	4,650	4,500	4,200	4,080	3,320	2,880	2,420	2,020	1,680	1,100	720	520	450	280	220	160
Biomass heating	3,840	4,780	5,250	5,120	3,830	3,370	3,350	3,340	3,390	3,360	3,180	3,030	3,320	3,120	2,870	2,880	2,450	2,150	1,960	1,740	1,460	1,250	1,210	1,180	1,160	1,130
Biomass transport fuels	4,720	4,290	5,150	6,750	4,970	3,540	2,830	2,700	2,710	2,560	2,440	2,640	3,050	3,720	3,690	2,920	2,390	3,530	3,750	3,150	1,790	880	670	460	300	210
Avoided greenhouse-gas emissions1
Total3	265.4	260.72	250.88	238.32	223.12	231.67	221.4	194.98	182.73	169.44	168.51	151.27	136.37	133.2	129.08	112.98	101.34	98.95	99.56	85.7	80.65	77.34	64.54	58.3	51.64	47.02	40.76	36.21	33.53	34.64	34.81	32.22	29.42	28.58	25.5	28.37
Renewable electricity	207.26	206.68	198.96	184.33	172.57	184.23	177.45	151.28	142.16	129.22	129.31	112.95	95.74	92.84	91.54	74.16	67.9	65.2	66.1	55.71	56.05	52.97	43.2	43.31	36.81	33.93	28.04	23.76	22.41	27.32	27.54	25	22.26	21.45	18.37	21.28
Renewable heating and cooling	42.67	40.33	39	42.73	40.09	36.25	36.57	36.11	33.3	33.25	32.85	31.58	34.15	33.29	31	32.16	27.32	26.84	24.73	22.31	20.35	22.22	19.69	13.84	14.09	12.55	12.43	12.23	10.92	7.2	7.18	7.15	7.14	7.12	7.13	7.08
Renewable transport energy	15.48	13.71	12.93	11.26	10.46	11.2	7.38	7.59	7.27	6.97	6.36	6.75	6.48	7.08	6.54	6.66	6.12	6.91	8.73	7.68	4.25	2.16	1.65	1.15	0.75	0.54	0.29	0.23	0.2	0.12	0.08	0.06	0.02	0.01	0	0
Avoided acidifying emissions1
Total3	134	132.5	127.5	105.1	81.4	89	84.1	66.7	58.9	64.6	80.3	15.4	0.8	7.5	22.4	11.1	14.8	17	7.8	19.5	30.8	43.8	40.7	49.5	48.3	47.6	63.4	72.1	93.1	135	164.4	150.8	135.6	131.3	113.2	131
Renewable electricity	158.8	156.6	150.6	129.8	114.6	122.2	124	106.7	99.1	82.2	97.2	30	19.5	21.5	32.5	23.3	21.6	23.9	23.9	25.9	33.6	37	33.1	43.3	41.3	41.3	55.7	62.9	83	128.5	156.7	143.1	127.9	123.6	105.6	123.4
Renewable heating and cooling	-24.5	-23.8	-21.4	-20.8	-27.6	-26.2	-22.5	-21.4	-21.2	-14	-13.2	-9.8	-11.8	-8	-5.5	-5.2	-2	0.9	-4.2	-2.8	-1.6	7	7.5	6.1	6.9	6.2	7.7	9.2	10.1	6.5	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6
Renewable transport energy	-0.3	-0.3	-1.7	-3.9	-5.6	-7	-17.4	-18.6	-19	-3.6	-3.7	-4.8	-6.9	-6	-4.6	-7	-4.8	-7.8	-11.9	-3.6	-1.2	-0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0

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Gross electricity consumption stood at 55.1% in 2025. That is +0.7 pp from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 1990 to 2025. Source: German Environment Agency (UBA) / Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat).

Latest: 55.1%; 2025
vs previous period: +0.7 pp; 2024

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Renewable energy in Germany, what it delivers and what it costs. Its share of gross final energy, electricity, heating and transport; renewable heat by technology and renewable transport energy by fuel; annual investment in new installations and the economic impulse from operating the existing stock; and the greenhouse-gas and acidifying emissions avoided. Source: Umweltbundesamt / AGEE-Stat, 1990-2025.