As of 2021, Germany could cover just five percent of its natural gas demand domestically. For brown coal (or lignite), nuclear energy and renewable energy, the country was completely self-sufficient. The statistic compares Germany's self-sufficiency regarding selected types of primary energy resources in 2012 and 2022.
Self-sufficiency regarding selected types of primary energy resources in Germany in 2012 and 2022
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BGR. (December 20, 2023). Self-sufficiency regarding selected types of primary energy resources in Germany in 2012 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331880/primary-energy-resource-self-sufficiency-germany/
BGR. "Self-sufficiency regarding selected types of primary energy resources in Germany in 2012 and 2022." Chart. December 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331880/primary-energy-resource-self-sufficiency-germany/
BGR. (2023). Self-sufficiency regarding selected types of primary energy resources in Germany in 2012 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331880/primary-energy-resource-self-sufficiency-germany/
BGR. "Self-sufficiency regarding Selected Types of Primary Energy Resources in Germany in 2012 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331880/primary-energy-resource-self-sufficiency-germany/
BGR, Self-sufficiency regarding selected types of primary energy resources in Germany in 2012 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331880/primary-energy-resource-self-sufficiency-germany/ (last visited November 20, 2024)
Self-sufficiency regarding selected types of primary energy resources in Germany in 2012 and 2022 [Graph], BGR, December 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331880/primary-energy-resource-self-sufficiency-germany/
