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Germany: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

334.12gCO2e per kWh · 2025-33.7% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Germany from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025334.117
2024339.873
2023363.587
2022419.708
2021394.651
2020355.628
2019392.484
2018454.522
2017469.705
2016498.307
2015503.592
2014521.697
2013538.03
2012534.148
2011529.671
2010516.651
2009521.552
2008525.4
2007551.803
2006536.209
2005546.297
2004554.706
2003570.006
2002569.606
2001565.489
2000573.152
1999566.41
1998587.041
1997575.326
1996591.327
1995596.363
1994604.299
1993607.806
1992605.139
1991628.255
1990622.213
1989431.208
1988431.201
1987431.189
1986431.198
1985431.19

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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