What households and businesses in Germany pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.
At $0.450 per kWh, household electricity in Germany is the 2nd most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — about 52% above the median of $0.297/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.142 per kWh, 8th of 25. Filling up costs $2.60 per liter of gasoline ($9.84/gal), the 3rd highest of 30 — and roughly 52% 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 $0.450 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.450), 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 · 31 Aug 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.