Environmental Indicators
The following overview shows the key environmental indicators of the German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy.
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Overview Indicators
Water
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© Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Using water resources -
© European Commission
Bathing water quality -
© Voß et al.
Ecological status of transitional and coastal waters -
© German Environment Agency from data provided by the German Working Group on water issues of the Federal States and the Federal Government
River eutrophication by phosphorus -
© German Environment Agency according to the Federal States and River Basin Communities
Eutrophication of the North Sea/Baltic Sea by nitrogen -
© Research and Technology Centre West Coast a.o.
Plastic waste in the North Sea -
© German Environment Agency / Länder Initiative on Core Indicators 2025 / Data from the German Working Group on water issues of the Federal States and the Federal Government
Nitrate in groundwater -
© German Environment Agency / German Federal Institute of Hydrology
Ecological status of rivers -
© German Environment Agency / German Federal Institute of Hydrology
Ecological status of lakes