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  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Primary energy consumption

    A graph shows primary energy consumption between 1990 and 2024 as well as the target value for 2030. Until 2008, the value fluctuated around 14,500 Petajoules, but has fallen considerably since then.

    … Excel with data (41.08 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 18.12.2025 At a glance Primary energy consumption (PEC) in Germany has fallen … is to be reduced by 39 % by 2030 compared to 2008. The ‘Greenhouse Gas Projections 2025’ by the German Environment Agency indicate that the measures taken so far will … of reducing the PEV by 39 % below 2008 by 2030. The 'Greenhouse Gas Projections 2025' (in German only) examined whether Germany can achieve its energy and climate …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 03.05.2017 | Last changed: 12.03.2024

    Environmental aspects in contract award procedures

    Golden paragraph mark surrounded by grey and white paragraph sign

    … niedrigvolumigen öffentlichen Aufträgen im Unterschwellenbereich vom 17. Dezember 2025 veröffentlicht im Bundesanzeiger AT 29.12.2025 B1 Link Allgemeine … I Nr. 31 vom 14.06.2021 Link Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Abfallrahmenrichtlinie der Europäischen Union veröffentlicht im Bundesgesetzblatt 2020 Teil I Nr. 48 vom 28. …

  • DzU article from 08.10.2025 | Last changed: 08.10.2025

    Indicator: Recycling municipal waste

    A graph shows the proportions of processed and recycled municipal waste in the total quantity of municipal waste from 2002 to 2023. During this period the proportion of recycled municipal waste rose from 56.1 to 67.2 percent.

    … Figure with data (38.80 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 08.10.2025 At a glance The recycling rate for municipal waste rose from 56 % in 2002 to … for re-use) taking into account a new output-based calculation method: 55 % by 2025, 60 % by 2030 and 65 % by 2035. The European targets are currently being … by the Statistical Report - Waste Balance Sheet ( Federal Statistical Office 2025 ). The waste statistics are based on a number of different surveys, which are …

  • DzU article from 11.08.2025 | Last changed: 11.08.2025

    Indicator: Land-take for settlements and transport infrastructure

    A graph in the form of a bar chart shows how many hectares of land per day in Germany were newly designated for settlements and transport infrastructure between 2000 and 2023. The chart also shows the four-year average.

    … Excel with data (48.86 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 11.08.2025 At a glance Between 2019 and 2023, 51 hectares of land per day were newly … ’ (in German only ). Information on the specific revisions in the course of the 2025 publications can be found in press release no. 286 of August 5, 2025 , by the Federal Statistical Office (in German only) . More detailed …

  • DzU article from 12.05.2025 | Last changed: 18.07.2025

    Indicator: Commitment to environmental protection

    A graph shows the percentage of the population actively involved in environmental protection and nature conservation or who could imagine becoming involved. In 2024 only the current involvement was surveyed (same as in 2022 and 2020) which was at 15 percent.

    … Excel with data (38.42 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 12.05.2025 At a glance In the 2024 representative survey, 15 % said they were actively … that environmental protection is of great importance to German society (UBA 2025). This study regularly inquires views on environmental policy and environmental … that environmental protection is of great importance to German society (UBA 2025). This study regularly inquires views on environmental policy and environmental …

  • DzU article from 02.07.2025 | Last changed: 03.07.2025

    Indicator: Air quality in agglomerations

    A graph for three air pollutants shows the extent to which the WHO recommendations from 2021 will be exceeded on average in urban areas between 2000 and 2024. The development of the various pollutants varies. Between 2000 and 2024, values for NO2 are between 172 and 28 percent, for ozone between 44 and 28 percent and for PM2.5 between 255 and 61 percent

    … Excel with data (43.98 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 02.07.2025 At a glance The basic pollution levels in German conurbations significantly … will also miss some of the less ambitious targets of the current EU directive (UBA 2025) . There is still a long way to go until the air in agglomerations is … will also miss some of the less ambitious targets of the current EU directive (UBA 2025) . There is still a long way to go until the air in agglomerations is …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 17.04.2024 | Last changed: 24.06.2024

    Bibliography and links

    Stapel mit Büchern, die farbige Einbände tragen.

    … Belange bei der Vergabe öffentlicher Aufträge (2. Ausgabe 2021) Herausgeber: Europäische Kommission Link Public Procurement for a Circular Economy (2017) Herausgeber: Europäische Kommission Link Global Review of Sustainable Public Procurement (2017) … umweltorientiertes öfffentliches Beschaffungswesen (3. Auflage; 2016) Herausgeber: Europäische Kommission Link Sustainable Public Procurement - A Global Review …

  • DzU article from 27.05.2025 | Last changed: 30.05.2025

    Indicator: Global environmental footprint of consumption

    A graph shows the global environmental footprint of household consumption, represented by the indicator’s energy consumption, CO₂ emissions and raw material use. The indicators show the environmental footprint generated by the consumption activities of private households in Germany and abroad.

    … Excel with data (47.24 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 27.05.2025 At a glance Compared with 2010, energy consumption by private households and …

  • DzU article from 30.04.2025 | Last changed: 30.04.2025

    Indicator: Final energy consumption

    A graph shows the final energy consumption from 2008 to 2023. The trend is slightly downward, but fluctuates from year to year due to the influence of the weather. The EnEfG target for the years 2030 is also shown.

    … Excel with data (43.93 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 30.04.2025 At a glance The use of energy resources (energy consumption) is associated with …