Germany's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) was 211.14 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 98.51% from 106.37 billion in 2011 (7.1% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 211.14 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 169.13 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 106.37 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | 232.76 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | -1.72 billion | 1991 |
| Average since 2012 | 179.76 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | -698 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Germany's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) fell 21.62 billion on 2020 (from 232.76 billion to 211.14 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +7.78 billion and a typical year strayed about 7.86 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27.05 billion in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.62 billion in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 12.43 billion a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 277.52 billion for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 12.83 billion, against 17.12 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2021, Germany had the 3rd highest value of the 208 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 211.14 billion | 2021 |
| World | 3.56 trillion | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 952.27 billion | 2021 |
| High income | 1.84 trillion | 2021 |
Closest to Germany in the 2021 ranking
- China — 1st of 208: 1.11 trillion
- United States — 2nd of 208: 612.8 billion
- India — 4th of 208: 150.63 billion
- Brazil — 5th of 208: 144.85 billion
- Japan — 6th of 208: 132.65 billion
What this measures
Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Limitations: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 32 values
| Year | Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 211,143,200,000 |
| 2020 | 232,760,000,000 |
| 2019 | 220,601,000,000 |
| 2018 | 204,382,000,000 |
| 2017 | 196,173,000,000 |
| 2016 | 169,126,000,000 |
| 2015 | 169,808,000,000 |
| 2014 | 142,939,000,000 |
| 2013 | 129,341,000,000 |
| 2012 | 121,287,000,000 |
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) in nearby economies
- Albania — 41.71 million (2021)
- Andorra — 18.16 million (2021)
- Armenia — 165.7 million (2021)
- Austria — 14 billion (2021)
- Azerbaijan — 340.1 million (2021)
- Belarus — 926.6 million (2021)
- Belgium — 22.31 billion (2021)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 496 million (2021)
More environment data for Germany
- Population in largest city — 3.58 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 5.22% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 8.11 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 9.72% (2025)
- Rural population — 14.91 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 17.86% (2025)
- Urban population — 68.58 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 82.14% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 32,653 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
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Questions people ask
- What is Germany's electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)?
- 211.14 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.RNWX.KH, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/energy-statistics-data-browser, publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), date accessed: 2025-03-25 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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