# Renewable energy in Germany

**Section:** Statistics

| Year | Installed capacity [MW] | Electric gross generation in gigawatt-hours [GWh] by renewable sources since 1990 | Electric gross generation in gigawatt-hours [GWh] by renewable sources since 1990 | Electric gross generation in gigawatt-hours [GWh] by renewable sources since 1990 | Electric gross generation in gigawatt-hours [GWh] by renewable sources since 1990 | Electric gross generation in gigawatt-hours [GWh] by renewable sources since 1990 | Electric gross generation in gigawatt-hours [GWh] by renewable sources since 1990 | Electric gross generation in gigawatt-hours [GWh] by renewable sources since 1990 | Electric gross generation in gigawatt-hours [GWh] by renewable sources since 1990 | Share of gross electricity consumption [%] |
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| Year | Installed capacity [MW] | Hydro | Wind | Wind | Biomass | Biogenic waste incineration | Photovoltaics | Geothermal | Total generation | Share of gross electricity consumption [%] |
| Year | Installed capacity [MW] | Hydro | onshore | offshore | Biomass | Biogenic waste incineration | Photovoltaics | Geothermal | Total generation | Share of gross electricity consumption [%] |
| 1990 | 4,718 | 17,426 | 72 | – | 222 | 1,213 | 1 | – | 18,934 | 3.4 |
| 1991 | 4,826 | 14,891 | 102 | – | 260 | 1,211 | 1 | – | 16,465 | 3.1 |
| 1992 | 4,918 | 17,397 | 281 | – | 296 | 1,262 | 4 | – | 19,240 | 3.6 |
| 1993 | 5,190 | 17,878 | 612 | – | 432 | 1,203 | 3 | – | 20,128 | 3.8 |
| 1994 | 5,548 | 19,930 | 927 | – | 569 | 1,306 | 7 | – | 22,739 | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 6,223 | 21,780 | 1,530 | – | 662 | 1,348 | 7 | – | 25,327 | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 6,694 | 21,957 | 2,073 | – | 755 | 1,343 | 12 | – | 26,140 | 4.7 |
| 1997 | 7,255 | 17,357 | 3,025 | – | 876 | 1,397 | 18 | – | 22,673 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 8,301 | 17,216 | 4,579 | – | 1,638 | 1,618 | 35 | – | 25,086 | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 10,155 | 19,647 | 5,639 | – | 1,845 | 1,740 | 30 | – | 28,091 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 12,330 | 21,732 | 9,703 | – | 2,887 | 1,844 | 60 | – | 36,226 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | 15,157 | 22,733 | 10,719 | – | 3,355 | 1,859 | 76 | – | 38,742 | 6.6 |
| 2002 | 18,824 | 23,124 | 16,102 | – | 4,099 | 1,949 | 162 | – | 45,436 | 7.7 |
| 2003 | 22,099 | 17,722 | 19,087 | – | 6,603 | 2,238 | 313 | – | 45,963 | 7.6 |
| 2004 | 25,340 | 20,095 | 26,019 | – | 8,218 | 2,253 | 557 | 0.2 | 57,142 | 9.3 |
| 2005 | 29,040 | 19,638 | 27,774 | – | 11,102 | 3,252 | 1,282 | 0.2 | 63,048 | 10.2 |
| 2006 | 32,849 | 20,008 | 31,324 | – | 14,793 | 3,907 | 2,220 | 0.4 | 72,252 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 36,046 | 21,170 | 40,507 | – | 19,832 | 4,531 | 3,075 | 0.4 | 89,115 | 14.3 |
| 2008 | 39,113 | 20,443 | 41,385 | – | 23,121 | 4,671 | 4,420 | 18 | 94,058 | 15.1 |
| 2009 | 47,958 | 19,031 | 39,382 | 38 | 26,334 | 4,323 | 6,583 | 19 | 95,710 | 16.4 |
| 2010 | 57,313 | 20,953 | 38,371 | 176 | 29,179 | 4,746 | 11,729 | 28 | 105,182 | 17.0 |
| 2011 | 68,171 | 17,671 | 49,280 | 577 | 32,136 | 4,755 | 19,599 | 19 | 124,037 | 20.3 |
| 2012 | 78,864 | 22,091 | 50,948 | 732 | 38,266 | 4,951 | 26,380 | 25 | 143,393 | 23.5 |
| 2013 | 84,703 | 22,998 | 51,815 | 918 | 40,113 | 5,415 | 31,010 | 80 | 152,353 | 25.1 |
| 2014 | 91,275 | 19,587 | 57,026 | 1,471 | 42,232 | 6,069 | 36,056 | 98 | 162,539 | 27.4 |
| 2015 | 98,818 | 18,977 | 72,340 | 8,284 | 44,573 | 5,768 | 38,726 | 133 | 188,801 | 31.5 |
| 2016 | 105,568 | 20,546 | 67,650 | 12,274 | 44,996 | 5,930 | 38,098 | 175 | 189,669 | 31.6 |
| 2017 | 113,911 | 19,800 | 88,667 | 17,947 | 45,486 | 5,907 | 39,895 | 155 | 217,587 | 36.2 |
| 2018 | 118,323 | 16,500 | 92,249 | 19,341 | 45,110 | 6,155 | 46,164 | 172 | 225,691 | 37.8 |
| Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration | Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (German: Bundesministerium für Energie und Wirtschaft) Version: last published PDF data sheet as per February 2018 Note: column "Biomass" contains all generated electricity from biomass, biofuels and biogas, excluding generation from biogenic waste incineration |

Question: In terms of gross electricity consumption, what was the percentage rise of renewable electricity usage between 1990 and 2017?