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Germany's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2015-01 → 2026-06 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-06
275gCO₂e/kWh
#44 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
69.2%
clean incl. nuclear: 69.2%
Records
Cleanest: 243 (2025-06)
Dirtiest: 606 (2015-10)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 341 | -8 | 59.6 | 470.6 |
| 2024 | 349 | -38 | 59.2 | 466.7 |
| 2023 | 387 | -46 | 54.7 | 480 |
| 2022 | 433 | +25 | 45.6 | 544.3 |
| 2021 | 408 | +41 | 41.2 | 552.7 |
| 2020 | 367 | -39 | 45.2 | 540.5 |
| 2019 | 406 | -61 | 41.2 | 569.3 |
| 2018 | 467 | -15 | 37.2 | 595.7 |
| 2017 | 482 | -33 | 35.5 | 603.5 |
| 2016 | 515 | -7 | 31.1 | 598.5 |
| 2015 | 522 | — | 30.8 | 596.6 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/de".