Employment in the German renewable energy sector was considerably higher within the wind energy technology area, with 90 thousand jobs in 2020. Approximately 296.8 thousand people were employed in the renewable energy sector that year, following wind energy, solid biomass and biogas had high employment figures.
Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2020, by technology (in 1,000 jobs)
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Statistics on Renewable energy in Germany
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Wind power
6
- Premium Statistic Germany's electricity generation from wind power 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Installed wind power capacity in Germany 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Onshore wind energy capacity in Germany 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Offshore wind energy capacity in Germany 2009-2021
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- Basic Statistic Number of offshore wind energy sites in Germany 2013-2021
Solar power
4
Hydropower
3
Bioenergy
3
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IRENA. (May 17, 2022). Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2020, by technology (in 1,000 jobs) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/
IRENA. "Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2020, by technology (in 1,000 jobs)." Chart. May 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/
IRENA. (2022). Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2020, by technology (in 1,000 jobs). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/
IRENA. "Employment in The Renewable Energy Sector in Germany 2020, by Technology (in 1,000 Jobs)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/
IRENA, Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2020, by technology (in 1,000 jobs) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Employment in the renewable energy sector in Germany 2020, by technology (in 1,000 jobs) [Graph], IRENA, May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/809462/renewable-energy-employment-germany/