Main indicators - share of renewable energy

In 2017, Germany's main indicators increased by 0.2% compared to 2016, reaching 7.0%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 7.5%.

Germany ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.0% (from 7.3% in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset nrg_ind_ren, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.