What households and businesses in Germany pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.406 per kWh, household electricity in Germany is the 2nd most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 50% above the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.130 per kWh, 8th of 25. Filling up costs $2.43 per liter of gasoline ($9.20/gal), the 5th highest of 30 — and roughly 47% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 59% of Germany's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 330 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.406 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.406), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Germany makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 330 gCO₂/kWh · 500 TWh · Ember
Coal20.6%
Oil3.8%
Natural gas16.5%
Hydro3.9%
Wind27.2%
Solar17.9%
Bioenergy10.1%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.