Germany vs United States of America: Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste

Germany
206,351 Gigawatt hours
in 2022
United States of America
978,285 Gigawatt hours
in 2022
Germany rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 978,285 Gigawatt hours against 206,351 Gigawatt hours in Germany, a difference of 771,934 Gigawatt hours.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.7 times Germany's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 35 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 37,226 Gigawatt hours 344,298 Gigawatt hours 307,073 Gigawatt hours United States of America
2000s 111,335 Gigawatt hours 623,450 Gigawatt hours 512,115 Gigawatt hours United States of America
2010s 180,740 Gigawatt hours 891,915 Gigawatt hours 711,174 Gigawatt hours United States of America
2020s 197,534 Gigawatt hours 945,769 Gigawatt hours 748,236 Gigawatt hours United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final energy consumption - regions — biofuels and waste, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 978,285 Gigawatt hours against 206,351 Gigawatt hours in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in final energy consumption - regions — biofuels and waste between Germany and United States of America?
771,934 Gigawatt hours, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for final energy consumption - regions — biofuels and waste?
Germany ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final energy consumption - Regions — Biofuels and waste
Unit
Gigawatt hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,235 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset provides indicators on final energy consumption by end-user sectors and source of energy in large (TL2) regions. Data definition and source The final energy consumption is the total energy used directly by end users for all energy services (e.g. heating, cooling, lighting, transport, and industrial processes). It excludes energy used by the energy sector, including delivery and energy transformation. It is measured in megawatt hours (MWh) and can be broken down by sector (residential, industry, commercial and public services, transport, agriculture and other) and by fuel type (electricity, natural gas, oil, coal, renewables, biofuels and waste, heat and other). See the data sources. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.