Germany renewable energy imports
Germany renewable energy imports stood at 92.37 PJ in 2025. It is one of the indicators in the Energy balance table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1990 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Energy balance table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,445.16 | 9,061.99 | 9,397.36 | 11,903.78 | 12,646.8 | 12,362.48 | 13,260.58 | 13,445.71 | 12,074.05 | 11,883.64 | |
| Renewable energy | 92.37 | 88.53 | 106.25 | 108 | 108.2 | 139.55 | 88.72 | 101.31 | 80.92 | 79.93 | |
| Other energy sources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Understanding germany renewable energy imports
Physical cross-border arrivals of tradable biogenic energy carriers, encompassing solid biomass, processed pellets, and liquid biofuels, are quantified in this metric. The series accounts for wood pellets, forestry residues, agricultural biomass, bioethanol, biodiesel, and biomethane imported across national boundaries for heat, transport fuel blending, and power generation. It is distinct from domestic renewable production, which captures energy generated from internal environmental resources like local wind, sunlight, or domestic forestry. Furthermore, it excludes cross-border electricity flows, even when that electricity was generated renewably in exporting countries, because imported power is catalogued strictly under electricity imports.
Analyzing this row year-on-year tracks external procurement of renewable fuels driven by statutory transport blending mandates and industrial fuel substitution targets. Year-on-year comparisons are standard because data are compiled annually, helping to smooth short-term supply chain variations in international biomass shipping. Early estimates are gathered from foreign trade customs records, with adjustments made later as certified sustainability registries and biofuel quota compliance databases complete their reporting cycles. A notable pitfall is confusing physical renewable fuel imports with the broader renewable share of energy supply, since this line captures only tradeable biogenic commodities rather than imported renewable electricity or domestic green energy generation.
Frequently asked questions
- Are electricity imports from foreign wind farms or solar parks counted here?
- No, all imported electricity enters the energy balance under electricity imports regardless of the generation technology used abroad.
- What primary products make up renewable energy imports?
- The series includes solid biomass like wood pellets, agricultural by-products, liquid biofuels for transport blending, and imported biomethane.
- How are varying moisture levels in imported wood biomass accounted for?
- Compilers apply standardized net calorific conversion factors adjusted for moisture content to convert physical cargo weight into petajoules.