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  • Publication from 15.10.2018

    Data on the Environment 2011

    … edition Man has used land for agriculture for thousands of years. Now as before far more than one million people work in agriculture in Germany. Agriculture serves, …

  • 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.

    … by Production, Consumption and Imports" and is described in a method manual . More detailed information   'Einkommen, Konsum, Energienutzung, Emissionen privater Haushalte' (in … by Production, Consumption and Imports" and is described in a method manual . More detailed information   'Einkommen, Konsum, Energienutzung, Emissionen privater …

  • 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.

    … various energy statistics surveys and modeling. The AGEB publishes methodological information on the calculation in the “ Explanatory notes on the energy balances ” ( … Efficiency Directive, the EnEfG uses a slightly different definition from AGEB. More detailed information (in German only) : ‘Energieverbrauch nach Energieträgern, … Efficiency Directive, the EnEfG uses a slightly different definition from AGEB. More detailed information (in German only) : ‘Energieverbrauch nach Energieträgern, …

  • 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.

    … increase fragmentation of landscapes and reduce the size of habitats. Furthermore, newly developed settlements and transport infrastructure generate additional … effects and must be partially corrected by the Federal Statistical Office. Further information on this can be found in the ‘ Explanatory notes on the indicator …

  • 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.

    … at the end of the article). The indicator ‘ final energy consumption ‘ is more informative with regard to the energy consumption of an economy. Assessing the … published in the Preface to the Energy Balances ( in German only ). More detailed information: 'Primärenergieverbrauch ' (in German only) . Related contents …

  • DzU article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 30.07.2025

    Indicator: Taxes related to the environment

    A graph shows the development of environmental taxes for the year 1995 (39.9 billion euros), the year 2000, and the period 2005 to 2023 (69.5 billion euros, preliminary data) as well as their share of total tax revenues in the public budgets.

    … heating oil and gas, while the service sector and private households are more heavily taxed. A large part of the revenue from the ecological tax reform fund … Accounting of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany ( Destatis 2025 ). More  information: 'Umweltbezogene Steuern und Gebühren' (in German only) . Related …

  • DzU article from 27.11.2024 | Last changed: 27.11.2024

    Indicator: Agricultural nitrogen surplus

    A graph shows the agricultural nitrogen surpluses for individual years and as rolling 5-year means between 1990 and 2022. The 5-year-mean nitrogen surpluses in kilogrammes per hectare dropped from 117 to 77. The target for 2028-32 is 70 kilogrammes per hectare and year.

    … livestock density: Due to the high amount of farm manure (animal excrements), often more nitrogen is applied to the fields as the crops can convert into biomass. The … for annual fluctuations a five-year moving average is calculated. More detailed information: 'Stickstoffeintrag aus der Landwirtschaft und Stickstoffüberschuss' (in …

  • DzU article from 06.05.2025 | Last changed: 06.05.2025

    Indicator: Population exposure to traffic noise

    A graph shows the proportion of people exposed to traffic noise above 55 decibels during the day and above 50 decibels at night, as observed in the 2022 noise mappings. It differentiates between road, aircraft and rail traffic noise.

    … impact on the sleep quality and be associated with mental disorder. For additional information on the health effects of environmental noise, see the publication UMID … Immission Control Act (BImSchG) since June 2005. Noise maps are the basis for informing the public and for noise action plans. In the European Union (EU), noise … since noise pollution from road traffic and rail traffic are recorded separately. More detailed information: 'Gesundheitsrisiken durch Umgebungslärm' (in German only) …

  • DzU article from 14.10.2022 | Last changed: 14.10.2022

    Indicator: Ecological status of transitional and coastal waters

    A diagram shows the distribution of the ecological status/ecological potential of transitional and coastal waters for the North Sea and the Baltic Sea for the years 2010, 2015 and 2021. The target for 2027 is shown (100 % good or very good).

    … Sea constantly exchanges water with the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and is generally more turbulent. The Baltic Sea, on the other hand, is only connected to the North … evaluation of water bodies has been published by Voß et al. (2010) . More detailed information: 'Ökologischer Zustand der Küstengewässer der Nordsee ' and …

  • DzU article from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 19.12.2025

    Indicator: Share of renewables in gross electricity consumption

    A graph shows the share of renewable energies in gross electricity consumption. The share increased from 6.3 % to 54.1 % between 2000 and 2024.

    … for about one quarter of total final energy consumption in Germany - significantly more energy was used for mobility (fuels) and heating (with natural gas). In future, … in German only ) and Working Group on Energy Balances (AGEB). More detailed information: „Stromerzeugung erneuerbar und konventionell“ and „ Stromverbrauch “ …