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  • 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).

    … least good status Source: Voß et al. Figure as PDF (70.87 kB) Figure in Excel with data (41.84 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 14.10.2022 At a … and poor areas. This can be explained mainly from the much improved availability of data and modified threshold values. In reality there has been almost no …

  • 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.

    … Ministry of Food and Agriculture Figure as PDF (221.87 kB) Figure as Excel with data (46.24 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 27.11.2024 At a … and the output (animal and plant products) of the national farm-gate balance. The data are calculated by the Julius-Kühn-Institute and the University of Gießen and …

  • 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.

    … Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF (322.21 kB) Figure as Excel with data (48.86 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 11.08.2025 At a … calculated annually by the Federal Statistical Office on the basis of the land use data reported by the Länder. In many cases these are subject to special effects and …

  • 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.

    … Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF (41.78 kB) Figure with data (60.84 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 29.07.2025 At a …

  • 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.

    … the Working Group on Energy Balances Figure as PDF (40.81 kB) Figure as Excel with data (41.08 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 18.12.2025 At a …

  • 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.

    … Agency based on AG Energiebilanzen Figure as PDF (119.29 kB) Figure as Excel with data (43.93 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 30.04.2025 At a …

  • DzU article from 20.06.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Indicator: Bathing water quality

    A graph shows good and sufficient bathing water quality levels for coastal and inland waters (1992 to 2024). Bathing water quality increased significantly, especially in the 1990s. The target value of 100 % bathing waters with at least sufficient quality was almost reached in 2015 and has been constantly at a high level since then.

    … Source: European Commission Figure as PDF (46.87 kB) Figure as Excel with data (44.70 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 20.06.2025 At a …

  • 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.

    … conservation.. Source: BMUV / UBA Figure as PDF (41.46 kB) Figure as Excel with data (38.42 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 12.05.2025 At a …

  • 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.

    … noise Source: German Environment Agency Figure as PDF (40.89 kB) Figure with data (42.05 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 06.05.2025 At a …

  • 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.

    … Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF (39.20 kB) Figure with data (38.80 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 08.10.2025 At a …

  • DzU article from 23.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Indicator: Grasslands

    A graph shows the area of permanent grassland and its share of the total agricultural area from 1991 to 2024. Both indicators have been declining until 2013 and have then increased in the years that followed. Most recently, the values have stagnated.

    … Federal Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF (53.47 kB) Figure as Excel with data (43.13 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 23.01.2025 At a …