Germany – climate and energy statistics
Posted in National and regional statistics on 07/26/2009 04:02 pm by Stephen Tindale
Total national greenhouse gas emissions as a percentage of global total, 2004 figures
1%
Historical contribution – 1850 to 2000
7%
Change in annual greenhouse gas emissions since 1990
– 19.3%
2005 per capita annual greenhouse gas emissions
11.9 tonnes
Energy used per unit of GDP (compared to USA)
75%
Balance of energy sources, 2011
| % | |
| Oil | 33 |
| Coal | 25 |
| Gas | 22 |
| Renewables and waste | 11 |
| Nuclear | 9 |
Energy security
Despite a high level of domestic production, Germany imports significant amounts of energy: all its oil (mainly from Russia and Norway), a significant proportion of its gas (from Russia, Norway and the Netherlands) and some coal (from Poland, South Africa, Russia and several other countries). Energy import dependence is higher than the EU-27 average. Imported energy has increased 30% since 1990.
Electricity generated in 2011
| % | |
| Coal | 45 |
| Nuclear | 18 |
| Gas | 14 |
| Wind | 8 |
| Biomass | 5.5 |
| Hydro | 4 |
| PV | 3 |
| Waste | 2 |
| Other | 5 |
Installed wind capacity
2002 12 Gw
2004 16.6 Gw
2006 20.6 Gw
2008 23.9 Gw
2009 25.8 Gw
Fuel used for heat 2011
| % | |
| Gas | 47 |
| Coal | 33 |
| Waste | 12.5 |
| Biomass | 4.5 |
| Other | 2 |
| Oil | 1 |
| Geothermal | 0.2 |
Cars per thousand of population
539