Electricity generation in Germany
Annual electricity production, fuel mix and historical observations for Germany, with links to its grid operators, electricity market and power stations.
Reference year: 2024. Published snapshot, not live output. Energy is reported in terawatt-hours (TWh).
How much electricity does Germany produce?
Germany reported 496 TWh of domestic electricity generation in 2024. Among the reported source categories, wind produced the most electricity: 141.6 TWh.
Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.
Electricity mix 2024
Annual generation by source · terawatt-hours (TWh)
Missing categories are labelled “No data”. Rounding can cause small differences from the reported total.
Renewable share uses domestic generation as its denominator. Low-carbon generation includes renewables and nuclear; nuclear is not renewable. Missing fuel categories remain “No data”, and rounded source values need not sum exactly to the reported total.
Generation is not consumption or installed capacity
The source separately reports electricity demand of 522.3 TWh for 2024. Domestic generation is not electricity consumed after trade and losses. The demand series is a separate source measure, not a calculated import balance. Power-plant ratings in megawatts (MW) measure capacity; annual production in TWh measures energy.
Searching for “energy production in Germany”? This profile answers the electricity part of that question. Transport fuels, heat and total primary-energy production are outside this dataset.
Annual electricity generation in Germany
Every row retains its own reporting year. 2024 remains the common-year comparison even where a newer observation exists. Missing observations are not interpolated.
| Year | Generation (TWh) | Renewable (%) | Low-carbon (%) | Demand (TWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 500.5 | 59.1 | 59.1 | 520.3 |
| 2024 | 496 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 522.3 |
| 2023 | 506.7 | 54.7 | 56.1 | 515.9 |
| 2022 | 566.9 | 44.4 | 50.5 | 539.6 |
| 2021 | 578.8 | 40.2 | 52.1 | 560.3 |
| 2020 | 566.8 | 44.4 | 55.7 | 547.7 |
| 2019 | 600.1 | 40.2 | 52.7 | 567.4 |
| 2018 | 632.3 | 35.3 | 47.3 | 583.5 |
| 2017 | 644.5 | 33.5 | 45.3 | 592 |
| 2016 | 641.5 | 29.5 | 42.7 | 591 |
| 2015 | 639.2 | 29.4 | 43.8 | 590.9 |
| 2014 | 618.8 | 26.2 | 41.9 | 584.9 |
| 2013 | 629.7 | 24.1 | 39.6 | 597.5 |
| 2012 | 619.8 | 23.1 | 39.2 | 599.3 |
| 2011 | 605 | 20.6 | 38.4 | 601.2 |
| 2010 | 624.2 | 16.9 | 39.4 | 609.3 |
| 2009 | 588 | 16.3 | 39.3 | 575.7 |
| 2008 | 632.3 | 14.9 | 38.4 | 612.2 |
| 2007 | 631.1 | 14.2 | 36.4 | 614.5 |
| 2006 | 630.2 | 11.5 | 38.1 | 613.2 |
| 2005 | 613.3 | 10.3 | 36.9 | 608.8 |
| 2004 | 609.6 | 9.5 | 36.9 | 607 |
| 2003 | 602 | 7.8 | 35.2 | 598.8 |
| 2002 | 583.8 | 7.6 | 35.9 | 593.8 |
| 2001 | 578.9 | 6.5 | 36.1 | 582.6 |
| 2000 | 569 | 6.2 | 36 | 572 |
Interactive Germany trends and country rankings
Source: Ember (2026), processed by Our World in Data · CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 24 April 2026. Method & download details.
Germany: variable renewables and a fleet after nuclear closure
Reporting scope: 2024 SMARD generation and market review.
Historical nuclear records need a status check
The Federal Network Agency's SMARD review identifies 2024 as Germany's first full year without nuclear generation. It reports onshore wind as the largest individual generation source and higher solar output than in 2023. Historical nuclear locations in the atlas should be read as records of installations, not currently available nuclear supply.
Imports are part of the market picture
SMARD describes Germany as a net importer in commercial electricity trade in 2024 and explains that grid load excludes electricity privately generated and consumed without being fed into the grid. Check these definitions before comparing SMARD's figures with a broader national generation series or this atlas's incomplete plant inventory.
Understand the data
By Power Stations Worldwide · Context sources checked · Review scope. This date does not update the underlying plant inventory or electricity series.
Compare Germany with its region
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