RAIL · ENERGY · NRG_BAL_C

Rail transport in Germany: energy consumption

Rail energy consumption, history and the role of electricity.

2024 · Eurostat · PJ
Latest value51.9 PJ2024
EU-27215.9 PJ2024
EU rank#1/ 27
EU-27 share24.0 %EU-27
1990 → 2024

Annual trend

nrg_bal_c history. The chart compares the country with EU-27 using the same definition.

GermanyEU-27
NRG_D_TRAQ · 2023

nrg_d_traq detail

2023 · nrg_d_traq

Electricity share in rail

75.3 %

Rail sub-modes

High-speed13.1 PJ23.9 %
Conventional rail38.3 PJ69.6 %
Metro + tram3.6 PJ6.5 %
EUROSTAT · NRG_BAL_C · NRG_D_TRAQ

How should these data be read?

Totals and history come from nrg_bal_c and are available through 2024. Fuel, vehicle and sub-mode detail comes from nrg_d_traq, whose latest available year is 2023 with usable coverage for 25 countries. The two reference years are always shown separately.

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