Germany Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- Germany coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 44.26%, a 1.55% decline from 2014.
- Germany coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 45.81%, a 1.43% decline from 2013.
- Germany coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 47.24%, a 1.22% increase from 2012.
- Germany coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 46.02%, a 1.16% increase from 2011.
| Germany Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
| 2015 |
44.26% |
-1.55% |
| 2014 |
45.81% |
-1.43% |
| 2013 |
47.24% |
1.22% |
| 2012 |
46.02% |
1.16% |
| 2011 |
44.86% |
1.21% |
| 2010 |
43.64% |
-0.47% |
| 2009 |
44.11% |
-0.88% |
| 2008 |
44.99% |
-3.66% |
| 2007 |
48.65% |
1.49% |
| 2006 |
47.16% |
-1.18% |
| 2005 |
48.35% |
-2.08% |
| 2004 |
50.43% |
-1.65% |
| 2003 |
52.08% |
-0.60% |
| 2002 |
52.68% |
0.84% |
| 2001 |
51.84% |
-1.31% |
| 2000 |
53.15% |
0.99% |
| 1999 |
52.15% |
-1.97% |
| 1998 |
54.12% |
0.76% |
| 1997 |
53.36% |
-1.60% |
| 1996 |
54.96% |
-0.66% |
| 1995 |
55.62% |
-0.91% |
| 1994 |
56.53% |
-0.85% |
| 1993 |
57.38% |
0.25% |
| 1992 |
57.12% |
-2.02% |
| 1991 |
59.15% |
0.41% |
| 1990 |
58.73% |
0.67% |
| 1989 |
58.06% |
-0.57% |
| 1988 |
58.63% |
-1.25% |
| 1987 |
59.88% |
-2.38% |
| 1986 |
62.26% |
0.32% |
| 1985 |
61.94% |
-3.39% |
| 1984 |
65.32% |
-2.34% |
| 1983 |
67.66% |
1.46% |
| 1982 |
66.21% |
1.09% |
| 1981 |
65.12% |
2.18% |
| 1980 |
62.94% |
1.00% |
| 1979 |
61.94% |
-0.70% |
| 1978 |
62.65% |
-1.01% |
| 1977 |
63.65% |
-2.43% |
| 1976 |
66.08% |
2.81% |
| 1975 |
63.27% |
-3.93% |
| 1974 |
67.21% |
-1.80% |
| 1973 |
69.00% |
-3.38% |
| 1972 |
72.38% |
-2.61% |
| 1971 |
74.99% |
0.53% |
| 1970 |
74.46% |
-0.26% |
| 1969 |
74.73% |
-1.52% |
| 1968 |
76.25% |
-0.84% |
| 1967 |
77.09% |
0.24% |
| 1966 |
76.85% |
-3.33% |
| 1965 |
80.18% |
-4.27% |
| 1964 |
84.45% |
-1.29% |
| 1963 |
85.74% |
-1.17% |
| 1962 |
86.91% |
0.18% |
| 1961 |
86.73% |
-0.30% |
| 1960 |
87.03% |
-0.30% |
