Renewable share of final energy in transport, Germany
Renewable share of final energy in transport, Germany stood at 8% in 2025, according to German Environment Agency (UBA) / Working Group on Renewable Energy Statistics (AGEE-Stat). It is one of the indicators in the Renewable energy: shares, investment and avoided emissions 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 Renewable energy: shares, investment and avoided emissions table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares of renewable energy | |||||||||||
| Final energy in transport | 8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | |
| Primary energy consumption | 20.8 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 17.5 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.5 |
Understanding renewable share of final energy in transport, Germany
Covering energy dedicated to mobility across road, rail, and domestic waterways, this share tracks the renewable portion of final fuel and power intake across the transport sector. The numerator incorporates liquid biofuels blended into road fuels—such as biodiesel, bioethanol, and hydrogenated vegetable oils—along with biomethane and renewable electricity consumed by electrified rail networks and electric road vehicles. International maritime bunkers and international aviation fuel are strictly excluded under standard territorial energy accounting. This indicator diverges completely from the stationary rows in this table, focusing exclusively on vehicle movement rather than building heating, factory boilers, or centralized power plants.
Regulatory blending obligations operate on calendar-year compliance cycles, making annual examination necessary when assessing transport energy data. Preliminary figures routinely face revisions as tax-warehouse fuel discharge manifests, biofuel certification registers, and railway power consumption allocations are finalized. Analysts must be attentive to whether the data follow physical energy accounting or regulatory compliance conventions, where certain advanced biofuels or electric vehicle power allocations receive statistical multipliers in policy frameworks. Comparing this metric directly with stationary electricity or heating shares is unhelpful because the mobility sector relies on portable liquid fuel densities and faces unique vehicle fleet replacement timelines.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include renewable electricity used by electric cars and trains?
- Yes, the renewable fraction of electricity consumed by electric road vehicles and rail transport networks is counted alongside liquid biofuels.
- Are international flights and overseas shipping included in this transport metric?
- No, standard territorial energy statistics exclude international maritime bunkers and international aviation fuels, focusing exclusively on domestic transport activities.
- How do biofuel blending obligations influence the reported percentage?
- Regulatory mandates set minimum greenhouse-gas reduction or renewable volume targets for fuel distributors, which directly shapes the volume of biofuels blended into conventional fuels.