Germany - Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in Germany was 78.86 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 99.40 in 1964, while its lowest value was 78.86 in 2015.

Definition: Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1960 99.02
1961 99.04
1962 99.19
1963 99.30
1964 99.40
1965 99.10
1966 98.87
1967 98.77
1968 98.78
1969 98.64
1970 97.87
1971 98.06
1972 97.65
1973 97.62
1974 97.18
1975 96.23
1976 96.33
1977 95.20
1978 95.19
1979 94.83
1980 94.09
1981 92.97
1982 91.97
1983 91.65
1984 90.06
1985 87.93
1986 88.65
1987 87.91
1988 86.91
1989 86.45
1990 86.84
1991 87.10
1992 85.95
1993 86.01
1994 86.02
1995 85.81
1996 85.91
1997 84.63
1998 84.92
1999 83.93
2000 83.62
2001 83.61
2002 83.28
2003 83.18
2004 82.57
2005 81.86
2006 81.27
2007 81.27
2008 80.80
2009 79.97
2010 79.56
2011 80.37
2012 80.63
2013 81.09
2014 79.71
2015 78.86

Development Relevance: Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources because they take millions of years to form, and reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being made. In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use