Germany - Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)

The value for Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) in Germany was 3,818 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,685 in 1979 and a minimum value of 1,953 in 1960.

Definition: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

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 1,953
1961 1,994
1962 2,125
1963 2,281
1964 2,341
1965 2,378
1966 2,388
1967 2,388
1968 2,562
1969 2,772
1970 3,861
1971 3,895
1972 4,017
1973 4,240
1974 4,158
1975 3,985
1976 4,315
1977 4,336
1978 4,484
1979 4,685
1980 4,562
1981 4,400
1982 4,258
1983 4,268
1984 4,447
1985 4,598
1986 4,589
1987 4,616
1988 4,629
1989 4,515
1990 4,421
1991 4,303
1992 4,191
1993 4,123
1994 4,089
1995 4,120
1996 4,247
1997 4,203
1998 4,177
1999 4,080
2000 4,094
2001 4,210
2002 4,108
2003 4,085
2004 4,114
2005 4,087
2006 4,205
2007 3,986
2008 4,037
2009 3,791
2010 3,997
2011 3,870
2012 3,877
2013 3,940
2014 3,779
2015 3,818

Development Relevance: 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. Governments in many countries are increasingly aware of the urgent need to make better use of the world's energy resources. Improved energy efficiency is often the most economic and readily available means of improving energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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: 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. World Bank population estimates are used to calculate per capita data. 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