Germany Coal
Production (2024)#9 World
101,347,447short tons−10.1% YoY
Consumption (2024)#8 World
132,901,915short tons−8.3% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−86,451short tons
Production covers 76.3% of consumption.
Imports cover 25.3% of consumption.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Coal Reserves in Germany
- Germany holds 39,021,774,000 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#6 in the world), and accounting for about 3% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, Germany has about 346 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in Germany
- Germany produced 101,347,447 short tons of coal in 2024 (#9 in the world), a decrease of 10.1% from 112,716,146 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in Germany
- Germany consumed 132,901,915 short tons of coal in 2024 (#8 in the world), a decrease of 8.3% from 2023. This represents 1.4% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in Germany averaged 3,143.7 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 8.61 pounds per day (#18 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in Germany
- Germany imported 33,637,635 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈25.3% of consumption).
- Germany exported 2,083,167 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈2.1% of production).
- This made Germany a net importer of 31,554,468 short tons of coal in 2024.
coal Balance in Germany
- In 2024, Germany produced approximately 277,664 short tons of coal per day and consumed 364,115 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 86,451 short tons.
Germany Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 101,347,447 | −10.1% | 9 | 1.0% | 132,901,915 | −8.3% | 8 | 1.4% | 3,143.7 | 33,637,635 | 2,083,167 | 31,554,468 |
| 2023 | 39,021,774,000 | 6 | 3.0% | 112,716,146 | −21.8% | 9 | 1.2% | 144,854,614 | −26% | 8 | 1.5% | 3,426.6 | 33,389,812 | 1,251,344 | 32,138,468 |
| 2022 | 39,021,774,000 | 6 | 3.0% | 144,183,250 | +3.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 195,816,193 | +7.9% | 7 | 2.2% | 4,657.5 | 46,777,859 | 1,575,890 | 45,201,970 |
| 2021 | 39,572,929,000 | 6 | 3.1% | 139,173,905 | +17.6% | 8 | 1.6% | 181,467,430 | +18.7% | 7 | 2.1% | 4,336.3 | 42,753,369 | 2,299,083 | 40,454,287 |
| 2020 | 39,572,929,000 | 6 | 3.1% | 118,363,027 | −18.2% | 8 | 1.4% | 152,853,801 | −19% | 7 | 1.8% | 3,655.5 | 33,000,344 | 1,736,950 | 31,263,393 |
| 2019 | 39,572,929,000 | 7 | 3.2% | 144,748,735 | −22.3% | 8 | 1.6% | 188,824,601 | −20.8% | 7 | 2.2% | 4,519.5 | 45,577,349 | 1,965,262 | 43,612,086 |
| 2018 | 39,572,929,000 | 7 | 3.2% | 186,311,334 | −3.5% | 8 | 2.1% | 238,343,673 | −3% | 4 | 2.8% | 5,717.8 | 49,851,616 | 1,821,859 | 48,029,757 |
| 2017 | 37,532,663,421 | 7 | 3.1% | 193,038,732 | −0.29% | 8 | 2.3% | 245,810,721 | −3.9% | 4 | 2.9% | 5,915.7 | 53,719,883 | 1,842,765 | 51,877,118 |
| 2016 | 39,802,209,480 | 6 | 3.3% | 193,593,194 | −4.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 255,911,187 | −3.1% | 4 | 3.0% | 6,184.4 | 60,801,555 | 1,626,235 | 59,175,321 |
| 2015 | 39,916,849,720 | 6 | 3.3% | 203,612,089 | −0.97% | 8 | 2.3% | 264,188,433 | −0.17% | 4 | 3.0% | 6,437.5 | 62,076,975 | 1,772,653 | 60,304,322 |
| 2014 | 40,037,001,510 | 6 | 3.5% | 205,597,350 | −2.3% | 8 | 2.3% | 264,632,664 | −2.8% | 4 | 3.0% | 6,503.9 | 63,238,683 | 1,740,490 | 61,498,192 |
| 2013 | 44,457,264,610 | 6 | 4.1% | 210,492,708 | −3.1% | 8 | 2.3% | 272,161,441 | +0.34% | 4 | 3.0% | 6,716.6 | 56,414,671 | 1,714,085 | 54,700,586 |
| 2012 | 44,573,007,160 | 6 | 4.2% | 217,144,047 | +4% | 8 | 2.4% | 271,234,399 | +4.8% | 4 | 3.0% | 6,704.1 | 48,275,380 | 1,628,710 | 46,646,670 |
| 2011 | 44,696,465,880 | 6 | 4.3% | 208,845,857 | +3.2% | 8 | 2.4% | 258,750,738 | +1.9% | 4 | 3.0% | 6,400.1 | 47,228,429 | 1,626,943 | 45,601,486 |
| 2010 | 44,708,591,290 | 6 | 4.5% | 202,286,010 | −0.71% | 8 | 2.5% | 253,876,323 | +2.5% | 4 | 3.1% | 6,281.7 | 43,503,773 | 1,613,441 | 41,890,332 |
| 2009 | 44,834,254,630 | 6 | 4.5% | 203,737,753 | −5% | 8 | 2.7% | 247,775,037 | −5.5% | 4 | 3.2% | 6,122.8 | 38,847,827 | 1,561,086 | 37,286,741 |
| 2008 | 44,862,914,690 | 6 | 4.5% | 214,350,793 | −5% | 8 | 2.8% | 262,148,057 | −5% | 4 | 3.5% | 6,464 | 46,060,657 | 1,299,674 | 44,760,983 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 225,526,012 | +2.3% | 8 | 3.1% | 275,892,761 | +3.1% | 4 | 3.7% | 6,787.2 | 47,663,682 | 652,546 | 47,011,135 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 220,553,492 | −2.8% | 8 | 3.1% | 267,558,195 | +0.51% | 4 | 3.8% | 6,549.6 | 43,710,905 | 262,492 | 43,448,413 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 226,993,187 | −2.4% | 7 | 3.4% | 266,199,047 | −3.6% | 4 | 4.0% | 6,489 | 38,513,821 | 282,191 | 38,231,629 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 232,672,288 | +1.6% | 7 | 3.7% | 276,135,269 | +0.63% | 4 | 4.4% | 6,727.4 | 43,599,667 | 203,927 | 43,395,740 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 229,100,803 | −1.5% | 7 | 3.9% | 274,393,619 | +0.78% | 4 | 4.7% | 6,683.4 | 38,331,728 | 216,053 | 38,115,675 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 232,573,080 | +2.4% | 7 | 4.3% | 272,263,956 | +1.7% | 4 | 5.0% | 6,635.1 | 36,877,781 | 251,327 | 36,626,454 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 227,112,236 | +0.47% | 7 | 4.2% | 267,764,327 | +1.8% | 4 | 5.1% | 6,536.1 | 39,140,823 | 124,561 | 39,016,262 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 226,047,405 | −0.03% | 7 | 4.4% | 263,091,635 | +2.7% | 4 | 5.1% | 6,432.8 | 32,787,109 | 308,647 | 32,478,462 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 226,116,850 | −3% | 7 | 4.5% | 256,077,636 | −4.8% | 4 | 5.2% | 6,270.4 | 27,261,229 | 234,792 | 27,026,437 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 232,999,674 | −7.4% | 7 | 4.6% | 268,939,389 | −5.3% | 4 | 5.5% | 6,558.5 | 26,668,186 | 361,558 | 26,306,628 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 251,736,739 | −5% | 6 | 5.0% | 283,880,099 | −4.4% | 4 | 5.7% | 6,891.2 | 24,451,440 | 569,894 | 23,881,546 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 264,990,915 | −4.5% | 5 | 5.2% | 296,874,129 | −0.63% | 4 | 5.9% | 7,217.7 | 20,170,068 | 1,144,198 | 19,025,871 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 277,356,628 | −4.9% | 4 | 5.6% | 298,756,875 | −5.3% | 3 | 6.1% | 7,285 | 18,942,095 | 1,331,866 | 17,610,229 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 291,781,457 | −7.4% | 4 | 6.0% | 315,381,914 | −6.1% | 3 | 6.6% | 7,713.5 | 19,958,425 | 1,519,534 | 18,438,891 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 315,234,205 | −8.9% | 4 | 6.6% | 335,732,761 | −7.3% | 3 | 7.1% | 8,240.2 | 17,726,247 | 1,707,203 | 16,019,044 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 346,086,759 | −10.9% | 4 | 7.1% | 362,341,422 | −11.1% | 3 | 7.6% | 8,953.9 | 21,045,303 | 1,894,871 | 19,150,432 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 388,368,064 | — | 3 | 7.8% | 407,781,948 | — | 3 | 8.4% | 10,156 | 20,779,646 | 3,896,666 | 16,882,980 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.