Germany Electricity Production

2002 - 2021 | Monthly | GWh | Federal Statistics Office Germany

Key information about Germany Electricity Production

  • Electricity Production in Germany reached 20,350 GWh in May 2021, compared with 24,479 GWh in the previous month.
  • Electricity Production data of Germany is updated monthly averaging at 39,435 GWh from Jan 2002 to May 2021.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 53,768 GWh in Jan 2006 and a record low of 17,390 GWh in Apr 2020.

Electricity Generation covers electricity generation plants for general supply with an electric bottleneck capacity (gross) of 1 megawatt or more.

View Germany's Electricity Production from Jan 2002 to May 2021 in the chart:

Germany Electricity Production

What was Germany's Electricity Production in May 2021?

Electricity Production in Germany reached 20,350 GWh in May 2021, compared with 24,479 GWh in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
20,350 May 2021 24,479 Apr 2021 17,390 Apr 2020 53,768 Jan 2006 GWh monthly Jan 2002 - May 2021

Electricity Production by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (GWh) 1,757 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Algeria (GWh) 6,375 Dec 2022 monthly Jul 1999 - Dec 2022
Argentina (GWh) 11,049 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Armenia (kWh) 801,300,000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Australia (GWh) 252,260 2012 yearly 1960 - 2012
Austria (GWh) 6,097 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2008 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (GWh) 28,413 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Bahrain (GWh) 3,635 Dec 2016 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2016
Bangladesh (GWh) 10,017 Aug 2025 monthly Jul 1993 - Aug 2025
Belarus (GWh) 3,126 Apr 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Apr 2022
Belgium (GWh) 5,229 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (GWh) 11,705 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (GWh) 15,932 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Botswana (GWh) 201 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2025
Brazil (GWh) 57,947 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2025
Brunei (GWh) 4,618 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Bulgaria (GWh) 3,154 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2025
Cambodia (GWh) 20,596 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Canada (GWh) 47,560 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Aug 2025
Chile (GWh) 6,967 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
China (GWh) 779,202 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1986 - Nov 2025
Colombia (GWh) 7,237 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 1995 - Oct 2025
Croatia (GWh) 859 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 2008 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (GWh) 5,268 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Czech Republic (GWh) 73,882 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Denmark (GWh) 2,574 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (GWh) 35,640 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Egypt (GWh) 25,800 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Aug 2025
Estonia (GWh) 441 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
European Union (GWh) 205,492 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 2008 - Sep 2025
Finland (GWh) 7,398 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
France (GWh) 48,931 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Georgia (GWh) 1,129 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2006 - Nov 2025
Germany (GWh) 20,350 May 2021 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2021
Ghana (GWh) 25,550 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Greece (GWh) 4,107 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (GWh) 9,841 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2025
Hungary (GWh) 37,887 2024 yearly 1965 - 2024
Iceland (GWh) 20,122 2022 yearly 1904 - 2022
India (GWh) 111,757 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1987 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (GWh) 343,892 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Iran (GWh) 386,000 2024 yearly 1964 - 2024
Ireland (GWh) 2,575 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Israel (GWh) 79,885 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Italy (GWh) 22,015 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (GWh) 9,835 2018 yearly 1990 - 2018
Japan (GWh) 81,442 Jul 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Jul 2025
Jordan (GWh) 21,794 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Kazakhstan (GWh) 10,921 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Nov 2025
Kenya (GWh) 1,098 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
South Korea (GWh) 45,236 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1961 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (GWh) 327 May 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2025
Kuwait (GWh) 7,186 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (GWh) 14,736 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Laos (GWh) 52,945 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
Latvia (GWh) 351 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (GWh) 632 May 2021 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2021
Lithuania (GWh) 532 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (GWh) 2,531 2023 yearly 1938 - 2023
Macau SAR, China (GWh) 86 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (GWh) 392 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Malawi (GWh) 121 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2023
Malaysia (GWh) 15,487 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Sep 2025
Malta (GWh) 143 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (GWh) 3,418 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Mexico (GWh) 24,795 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2023
Moldova (GWh) 30 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (GWh) 7,070 2020 yearly 1989 - 2020
Montenegro (GWh) 3,205 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Morocco (GWh) 40,512 2021 yearly 2012 - 2021
Mozambique (GWh) 19,753 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Myanmar (GWh) 2,000 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Jul 2022
Nepal (GWh) 12,071 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Netherlands (GWh) 10,337 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (GWh) 12,015 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1974 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (GWh) 10,619 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Norway (GWh) 11,426 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2021
Oman (GWh) 4,051 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (GWh) 8,506 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 1987 - Mar 2024
Panama (GWh) 1,173 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (GWh) 57,626 2011 yearly 1971 - 2011
Peru (GWh) 5,339 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Sep 2025
Philippines (GWh) 126,941 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Poland (GWh) 13,736 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Portugal (GWh) 4,129 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
Qatar (GWh) 6,687 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Aug 2024
Romania (GWh) 4,550 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Russia (GWh) 102,000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (GWh) 402,628 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Serbia (GWh) 44,785 2022 yearly 2004 - 2022
Singapore (GWh) 4,941 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (GWh) 2,283 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (GWh) 825 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
South Africa (GWh) 19,323 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Spain (GWh) 19,802 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 1977 - Apr 2019
Sri Lanka (GWh) 1,539 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Sudan (GWh) 17,563 2021 yearly 1992 - 2021
Sweden (GWh) 13,185 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1974 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (GWh) 5,168 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Syria (GWh) 41,079 2011 yearly 1971 - 2011

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -46,923.274 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 289,924.014 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,217,205.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,707.148 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 3,815.153 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,497.167 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.670 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 17,819.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 153,945.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,279,159.417 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,970,902.063 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 54,214,028.985 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 136,125.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,738,204.645 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 41,845,878.903 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 15,397.511 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 1977 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 10,165.974 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 7,946.738 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 17,865.279 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 292,200.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2000 - Nov 2025
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 16.860 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Oct 2025
Imports cif (EUR mn) 112,323.771 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob (EUR mn) 125,080.953 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob: YoY (%) 0.400 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Imports cif: YoY (%) 2.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 113.140 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 129.170 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 8,446,608.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 9,570,236.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 19,193,096.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 4,440,956.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 16,430,085.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 14,276,678.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 9,942,246.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,258,596.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,720,795.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,543,056.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 12,545,323.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 12,277,980.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: China (EUR th) 6,058,582.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 25,537.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Sep 2025
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 84,451.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2021 - Sep 2025
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 11,438.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 17,077.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 15,861.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 83,492.035 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -5,082.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 88,574.297 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 7,881,499.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 147.6 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,850,772.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 52.5 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 595.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 244.728 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,903,737.077 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1957 - Jun 2025
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,448.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
DE: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 38,264.366 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net (USD mn) 34,336.677 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 23,662.388 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
DE: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 21,225.006 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 49.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 3,299,802.727 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,604,051.140 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 37,407.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 433,546.899 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,048,966.986 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.2 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 0.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,536.840 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1970 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,157.690 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1955 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,531,962.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 8,564,458.401 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 0.68 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1949 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 73.24 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) 45.800 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -81.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 87.300 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2024

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