GERMANY
TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION
| Average annual growth rate (%) |
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| 19701) | 19801) | 1991 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2000 to 2011 |
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| Population (millions) | 61.0 (17.1) |
61.7 (16.7) |
80.3 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 81.8 | 81.8 | - 0.05 | |
| Population density (inhabitants/km²) | 245 (158) |
248 (155) |
225 | 230 | 231 | 229 | 229 | ||
| Urban population (% of total) | 87.5 | 88.5 | |||||||
| Area (1000 km²) | 357.0 | ||||||||
TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)
| Average annual growth rate (%) |
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| 19701) | 19801) | 1991 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 20114) | 2000 to 2011 |
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| GDP (current prices, billion €) |
361 ( – ) |
789 ( – ) |
1,535 | 2,048 | 2,224 | 2,496 | 2,593 | + 2.2 |
| GDP (current prices, billion US$) |
193 (40) |
849 (134) |
1,815 | 1,892 | 2,771 | 3,312 | 3,607 | + 7.65) |
| GDP (constant prices, billion €)2) |
1,879 | 2,160 | 2,221 | 2,375 | 2,448 | + 1.1 | ||
| GDP per capita (current prices, €) |
19,186 | 24,912 | 26,974 | 30,532 | 31,702 | + 2.3 | ||
| GDP per capita (current prices, US$) |
22,713 | 23,051 | 33,653 | 40,513 | 44,111 | + 7.65) | ||
| GDP per capita (based on PPP3),US$) |
19,686 | 26,090 | 30,221 | 36,173 | 38,077 | + 3.8 |
TABLE 3. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN 2011
| Estimated available energy sources 2011 | ||||||
| Fossil Fuels | Nuclear | Renewables | ||||
| Solid2) | Liquid2) | Gas2) | Uranium | Hydro | Other renewable | |
| Total amount in specific units 1) | 160,009 | 55 | 2,003 | 0.007 | ||
| Total amount in Exajoule (EJ) | 3,186 | 2.3 | 70.4 | 3.5 | 0.43) | n.d.4) |
TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS
| Average annual growth rate (%) |
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| 19701) 7) | 19801) | 1991 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 20118) | 2000 to 2011 | |
| Energy consumption2) (EJ) | ||||||||
| - Total | 9.87 (3.06) | 11.35 (3.54) | 14.61 | 14.40 | 14.56 | 14.22 | 13.52 | - 0.5 |
| - Solids3) | 3.73 (2.60) | 3.41 (2.48) | 4.84 | 3.57 | 3.40 | 3.23 | 3.30 | - 0.6 |
| - Liquids | 5.24 (0.41) | 5.44 (0.62) | 5.53 | 5.50 | 5.17 | 4.68 | 4.54 | - 1.5 |
| - Gases | 0.53 (0.02) | 1.86 (0.30) | 2.41 | 2.99 | 3.25 | 3.17 | 2.81 | - 0.5 |
| - Nuclear | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.48 (0.13) | 1.61 | 1.85 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 1.18 | - 3.0 |
| - Hydro + Wind4) | 0.25 (0.01) | 0.06 (0.00) | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.31 | + 11.5 |
| - Others5) | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.10 (0.01) | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.79 | 1.35 | 1.39 | + 23.8 |
| Energy production (EJ) | ||||||||
| - Total | 5.15 (2.43) | 5.11 (2.55) | 6.97 | 5.64 | 5.88 | 5.69 | 5.42 | - 0.3 |
| - Solids3) | 4.13 (2.37) | 3.70 (2.30) | 4.44 | 2.54 | 2.37 | 1.92 | 1.96 | - 1.9 |
| - Liquids | 0.32 (0.01) | 0.20 (0.00) | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.11 | - 1.3 |
| - Gases | 0.41 (0.02) | 0.59 (0.11) | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.46 | 0.46 | - 2.4 |
| - Nuclear6) | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.48 (0.13) | 1.61 | 1.85 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 1.18 | - 3.0 |
| - Hydro | 0.17 (0.01) | 0.06 (0.00) | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.07 | - 1.9 |
| - Wind | – | – | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.18 | + 41.7 |
| - Others5) | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.10 (0.01) | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.81 | 1.41 | 1.40 | + 25.0 |
| Net import (Import - Export) (EJ) | ||||||||
| - Total | 4.72 (0.63) | 6.24 (0.99) | 7.64 | 8.76 | 8.68 | 8.53 | 8.10 | - 0.6 |
TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY
| Average annual growth rate (%) | ||||||||
| 19701) | 19801) | 1991 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 20114) | 2000 to 2011 |
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| Capacity of electrical plants (GWe) | ||||||||
| - Thermal2) | 42.0 (11.3) | 67.5 (16.5) | 92.2 | 83.9 | 77.5 | 82.6 | 85.4 | - 0.2 |
| - Nuclear | 0.9 (0.1) | 8.7 (1.7) | 23.7 | 23.6 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 12.7 | - 3.9 |
| - Hydro3) | 4.7 (0.7) | 6.5 (1.5) | 8.7 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | +1.5 |
| - Wind | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 | 6.1 | 18.4 | 27.2 | 29.1 | + 31.4 |
| - Photovoltaics | – | – | 0.002 | 0.076 | 2.1 | 17.6 | 25.0 | +2732.9 |
| - Others | – | – | 1.4 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 11.7 | + 29.2 |
| - Total | 47.6 (12.1) | 82.7 (19.7) | 126.1 | 125.2 | 136.4 | 170.2 | 174.4 | + 3.3 |
| Electricity production (TWh) | ||||||||
| - Thermal2) | 218.8 (65.9) | 306.4 (85.3) | 359.2 | 346.5 | 370.8 | 358.1 | 351.8 | + 0.1 |
| - Nuclear | 2.7 (0.5) | 41.4 (11.9) | 147.4 | 169.6 | 163.0 | 140.6 | 108.0 | -3.0 |
| - Hydro | 16.2 (1.3) | 17.4 (1.7) | 19.2 | 29.4 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 23.5 | - 1.7 |
| - Wind | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 27.2 | 37.8 | 48.9 | + 34.6 |
| - Photovoltaics | – | – | – | 0 | 1.3 | 11.7 | 19.3 | + 16.1 |
| - Others | – | – | 14.3 | 21.5 | 31.6 | 53.1 | 57.4 | + 13.9 |
| - Total | 237.7 (67.7) | 365.2 (98.9) | 540.2 | 576.6 | 620.6 | 628.6 | 608.8 | + 0.5 |
| Electricity consumption (TWh) | ||||||||
| - Total | 539.6 | 579.6 | 612.1 | 610.9 | 602.6 | + 0.3 | ||
TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS
| 19701) | 19801) | 1991 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 20113) | |
| Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) |
162 (179) | 184 (212) | 183 | 175 | 177 | 174 | 165 |
| Electricity consumption per capita (kWh/capita) | 6720 | 7043 | 7428 | 7468 | 7367 | ||
| Electricity production/Energy production (%) | 17 (10) | 26 (14) | 28 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 40 |
| Nuclear/Total electricity (%) | 1.1 (0.7) | 11.3 (12.0) | 27.3 | 29.4 | 26.3 | 22.4 | 17.7 |
| Ratio of external dependency2) (%) | 48 (21) | 55 (28) | 51 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
TABLE 7: STATUS AND PERFORMANCE OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AS OF 31. DECEMBER 2012
| Reactor Unit | Type | Net Capacity [MW(e)] |
Status | Operator | Reactor Supplier |
Construction Date |
First Criticality Date |
First Grid Date |
Commercial Date |
Shutdown Date |
UCF for 2012 |
| BROKDORF (KBR) | PWR | 1410 | Operational | E.ON | KWU | 1976-01-01 | 1986-10-08 | 1986-10-14 | 1986-12-22 | 83.6 | |
| EMSLAND (KKE) | PWR | 1329 | Operational | KLE | KWU | 1982-08-10 | 1988-04-14 | 1988-04-19 | 1988-06-20 | 94.5 | |
| GRAFENRHEINFELD (KKG) | PWR | 1275 | Operational | E.ON | KWU | 1975-01-01 | 1981-12-09 | 1981-12-30 | 1982-06-17 | 91.5 | |
| GROHNDE (KWG) | PWR | 1360 | Operational | KWG | KWU | 1976-06-01 | 1984-09-01 | 1984-09-05 | 1985-02-01 | 95.1 | |
| GUNDREMMINGEN-B (GUN-B) | BWR | 1284 | Operational | KGG | KWU | 1976-07-20 | 1984-03-09 | 1984-03-16 | 1984-07-19 | 87.2 | |
| GUNDREMMINGEN-C (GUN-C) | BWR | 1288 | Operational | KGG | KWU | 1976-07-20 | 1984-10-26 | 1984-11-02 | 1985-01-18 | 91.1 | |
| ISAR-2 (KKI 2) | PWR | 1410 | Operational | E.ON | KWU | 1982-09-15 | 1988-01-15 | 1988-01-22 | 1988-04-09 | 94.3 | |
| NECKARWESTHEIM-2 (GKN 2) | PWR | 1310 | Operational | EnKK | KWU | 1982-11-09 | 1988-12-29 | 1989-01-03 | 1989-04-15 | 91.8 | |
| PHILIPPSBURG-2 (KKP 2) | PWR | 1402 | Operational | EnKK | KWU | 1977-07-07 | 1984-12-13 | 1984-12-17 | 1985-04-18 | 85.5 | |
| AVR JUELICH (AVR) | HTGR | 13 | Permanent Shutdown | AVR | BBK | 1961-08-01 | 1966-08-16 | 1967-12-17 | 1969-05-19 | 1988-12-31 | |
| BIBLIS-A (KWB A) | PWR | 1167 | Permanent Shutdown | RWE | KWU | 1970-01-01 | 1974-07-16 | 1974-08-25 | 1975-02-26 | 2011-08-06 | |
| BIBLIS-B (KWB B) | PWR | 1240 | Permanent Shutdown | RWE | KWU | 1972-02-01 | 1976-03-25 | 1976-04-25 | 1977-01-31 | 2011-08-06 | |
| BRUNSBUETTEL (KKB) | BWR | 771 | Permanent Shutdown | KKB | KWU | 1970-04-15 | 1976-06-23 | 1976-07-13 | 1977-02-09 | 2011-08-06 | |
| GREIFSWALD-1 (KGR 1) | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AtEE | 1970-03-01 | 1973-12-15 | 1973-12-17 | 1974-07-12 | 1990-02-14 | |
| GREIFSWALD-2 (KGR 2) | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AtEE | 1970-03-01 | 1974-12-03 | 1974-12-23 | 1975-04-16 | 1990-02-14 | |
| GREIFSWALD-3 (KGR 3) | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AtEE | 1972-04-01 | 1977-10-16 | 1977-10-24 | 1978-05-01 | 1990-02-28 | |
| GREIFSWALD-4 (KGR 4) | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AtEE | 1972-04-01 | 1979-07-22 | 1979-09-03 | 1979-11-01 | 1990-07-22 | |
| GREIFSWALD-5 (KGR 5) | PWR | 408 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AtEE | 1976-12-01 | 1989-03-26 | 1989-04-24 | 1989-11-01 | 1989-11-24 | |
| GUNDREMMINGEN-A (KRB A) | BWR | 237 | Permanent Shutdown | KGB | AEG,GE | 1962-12-12 | 1966-08-14 | 1966-12-01 | 1967-04-12 | 1977-01-13 | |
| HDR GROSSWELZHEIM | BWR | 25 | Permanent Shutdown | HDR | AEG,KWU | 1965-01-01 | 1969-10-14 | 1969-10-14 | 1970-08-02 | 1971-04-20 | |
| ISAR-1 (KKI 1) | BWR | 878 | Permanent Shutdown | E.ON | KWU | 1972-05-01 | 1977-11-20 | 1977-12-03 | 1979-03-21 | 2011-08-06 | |
| KNK II | FBR | 17 | Permanent Shutdown | KBG | IA | 1974-09-01 | 1977-10-10 | 1978-04-09 | 1979-03-03 | 1991-08-23 | |
| KRUEMMEL (KKK) | BWR | 1346 | Permanent Shutdown | KKK | KWU | 1974-04-05 | 1983-09-14 | 1983-09-28 | 1984-03-28 | 2011-08-06 | |
| LINGEN (KWL) | BWR | 183 | Permanent Shutdown | KWL | AEG | 1964-10-01 | 1968-01-31 | 1968-07-01 | 1968-10-01 | 1977-01-05 | |
| MUELHEIM-KAERLICH (KMK) | PWR | 1219 | Permanent Shutdown | KGG | BBR | 1975-01-15 | 1986-03-01 | 1986-03-14 | 1987-08-18 | 1988-09-09 | |
| MZFR | PHWR | 52 | Permanent Shutdown | KBG | SIEMENS | 1961-12-01 | 1965-09-29 | 1966-03-09 | 1966-12-19 | 1984-05-03 | |
| NECKARWESTHEIM-1 (GKN 1) | PWR | 785 | Permanent Shutdown | EnKK | KWU | 1972-02-01 | 1976-05-26 | 1976-06-03 | 1976-12-01 | 2011-08-06 | |
| NIEDERAICHBACH (KKN) | HWGCR | 100 | Permanent Shutdown | KKN | SIEM,KWU | 1966-06-01 | 1972-12-17 | 1973-01-01 | 1973-01-01 | 1974-07-31 | |
| OBRIGHEIM (KWO) | PWR | 340 | Permanent Shutdown | EnBW | SIEM,KWU | 1965-03-15 | 1968-09-22 | 1968-10-29 | 1969-03-31 | 2005-05-11 | |
| PHILIPPSBURG-1 (KKP 1) | BWR | 890 | Permanent Shutdown | EnKK | KWU | 1970-10-01 | 1979-03-09 | 1979-05-05 | 1980-03-26 | 2011-08-06 | |
| RHEINSBERG (KKR) | PWR | 62 | Permanent Shutdown | EWN | AtEE | 1960-01-01 | 1966-03-01 | 1966-05-06 | 1966-10-11 | 1990-06-01 | |
| STADE (KKS) | PWR | 640 | Permanent Shutdown | E.ON | KWU | 1967-12-01 | 1972-01-08 | 1972-01-29 | 1972-05-19 | 2003-11-14 | |
| THTR-300 | HTGR | 296 | Permanent Shutdown | HKG | HRB | 1971-05-03 | 1983-09-13 | 1985-11-16 | 1987-06-01 | 1988-09-29 | |
| UNTERWESER (KKU) | PWR | 1345 | Permanent Shutdown | E.ON | KWU | 1972-07-01 | 1978-09-16 | 1978-09-29 | 1979-09-06 | 2011-08-06 | |
| VAK KAHL | BWR | 15 | Permanent Shutdown | VAK | GE,AEG | 1958-07-01 | 1960-11-13 | 1961-06-17 | 1962-02-01 | 1985-11-25 | |
| WUERGASSEN (KWW) | BWR | 640 | Permanent Shutdown | PE | AEG,KWU | 1968-01-26 | 1971-10-20 | 1971-12-18 | 1975-11-11 | 1994-08-26 | |
| GREIFSWALD-6 (KGR 6) | PWR | 408 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AtEE | 1976-12-01 | 1990-01-01 | ||||
| GREIFSWALD-7 (KGR 7) | PWR | 408 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AtEE | 1978-12-01 | 1990-10-01 | ||||
| GREIFSWALD-8 (KGR 8) | PWR | 408 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AtEE | 1978-12-01 | 1990-10-01 | ||||
| KALKAR (KKW) | FBR | 295 | Cancelled Constr. | SBK | INB | 1973-04-23 | 1991-03-20 | ||||
| STENDAL-1 | PWR | 900 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AtEE | 1982-12-01 | 1991-03-01 | ||||
| STENDAL-2 | PWR | 900 | Cancelled Constr. | EWN | AtEE | 1984-12-01 | 1991-03-01 |
| Data source: IAEA - Power Reactor Information System |