Environmental Data
Energy Consumption
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Energy Consumption1 Within The Organization in MWh (rounded to 100 MWh)
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Total Energy Consumption2 | 757,900 | 804,900 | 905,500 | 844,600 | 870,700 | |||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Energy from Fossil Sources3 | Energy from Renewable Sources4 | Energy from Nuclear Sources3 | Energy from Non-Renewable Sources | Energy from Renewable Sources4 | Energy from Non-Renewable Sources | Energy from Renewable Sources4 | Energy from Non-Renewable Sources | Energy from Renewable Sources4 | Energy from Non-Renewable Sources | Energy from Renewable Sources4 | |
| Total Energy Consumption2 | 447,900 | 310,000 | 0 | 456,800 | 348,000 | 437,500 | 468,000 | 396,800 | 447,800 | 393,400 | 477,300 |
| Scope 1 | 440,400 | 1,100 | 0 | 449,300 | 900 | 428,600 | 1,300 | 387,200 | 700 | 388,800 | 1,900 |
| Fuel consumption from natural gas and other sources | |||||||||||
| Stationary combustion5 | 92,600 | 1,100 | 0 | 94,800 | 900 | 96,200 | 1,300 | 96,600 | 700 | 97,500 | 1,900 |
| Mobile combustion corporate cars (gasoline, diesel) | 339,900 | 0 | 0 | 343,900 | 0 | 322,500 | 0 | 285,400 | 0 | 288,400 | 0 |
| Mobile combustion corporate jets (kerosene) | 7,900 | 0 | 0 | 10,700 | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | 5,200 | 0 | 2,900 | 0 |
| Scope 2 | 7,500 | 307,700 | 0 | 7,500 | 347,200 | 8,900 | 466,700 | 9,600 | 447,100 | 4,500 | 475,400 |
| Consumption of purchased or acquired electricity | 0 | 307,700 | 0 | 0 | 347,200 | 0 | 466,700 | 0 | 447,100 | 0 | 475,400 |
| Electricity in office buildings | 0 | 112,100 | 0 | 0 | 113,200 | 0 | 141,200 | 0 | 114,700 | 0 | 122,700 |
| Electricity in own data centers | 0 | 95,200 | 0 | 0 | 107,600 | 0 | 138,000 | 0 | 156,900 | 0 | 175,600 |
| Electricity in co-location data centers6 | 0 | 87,700 | 0 | 0 | 105,200 | 0 | 168,500 | 0 | 175,500 | 0 | 177,200 |
| Home office electricity7 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | 13,100 | 0 | 13,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E-mobility electricity | 0 | 12,700 | 0 | 0 | 8,100 | 0 | 5,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Consumption of purchased or acquired heat, steam, and cooling (district heating) | 7,500 | 0 | 0 | 7,500 | 0 | 8,900 | 0 | 9,600 | 0 | 4,500 | 0 |
| Renewable Sourcing | |||||||||||
| Share of renewable sources compared to total energy consumption [in %] | 41 | 43 | 52 | 53 | 55 | ||||||
| Disaggregation of Renewable Energy (including certificates) Sources | |||||||||||
| Fuel consumption for renewable energy sources including biomass | 1,100 | 900 | 1,900 | n/a | n/a | ||||||
| Consumption of purchase or acquired electricity, heat, steam and cooling from renewable sources | 307,600 | 347,200 | 466,700 | 447,100 | 475,400 | ||||||
| Consumption of self-generated non-fuel renewable energy | 1,300 | 1,100 | 1,200 | 1,300 | 900 | ||||||
1 Due to rounding, the sum of the numbers presented in the table might not precisely equal the totals we provide.
2 In 2022, we changed the composition of included KPIs. We excluded electricity consumed by hyperscale services (indirect energy of our value chain, Scope 3) due to the (still) very limited control over the energy / electricity procurement of our value chain partners. In addition, we moved electricity consumption of co-location data centers from Scope 3 to Scope 2 due to the underlying leasing model and SAP’s operational control over the IT infrastructure.
3 Starting 2024, we disaggregate "Energy from Non-Renewable Sources" into "Energy from Fossil Sources" and "Energy from Nuclear Sources" in alignment with ESRS requirements.
4 Refers to the consumption of (1) self-generated renewable energy (on-site produced) and (2) the procurement of high-quality Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs). For further disaggregation please refer to the table: “Disaggregation of renewable energy sources”.
5 This includes gas and oil heating systems in office buildings (owned and leased) as well as the combustion of diesel in generators and gas in co-generation units / Combined heat and power (CHP) systems. In our CHP system in Walldorf, we also use wood pellets as a renewable source to generate heat.
6 In 2022, we re-evaluated the categorization of the former Scope 3 upstream category “Electricity in External Data Centers” and decided to re-categorize the emissions as Scope 2 due to the underlying leasing model and SAP’s operational control over the IT infrastructure.
7Starting in 2024, we no longer report emissions from end-user IT equipment used by employees working from home because their electricity consumption is insignificant compared to SAP’s total energy use. Additionally, our return-to-office policy further reduces this consumption.