Ember · Energy

Germany: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels

41.54percent · 2025-26.1% since 2015

Electricity generated from fossil fuels as a share of total generation. Annual figures for Germany from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202541.539
202441.708
202343.89
202249.504
202147.89
202044.266
201947.301
201852.722
201754.691
201657.326
201556.204
201458.132
201360.419
201260.817
201161.587
201060.595
200960.71
200861.59
200763.56
200661.944
200563.074
200463.084
200364.831
200264.141
200163.868
200063.965
199963.823
199866.042
199764.606
199665.969
199566.27
199466.581
199366.623
199266.553
199169.365
199068.36
1989100
1988100
1987100
1986100
1985100

Source

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

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Ember (2026). Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-share-fossil (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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