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  • Publication from 17.02.2020

    Data on the Environment 2015

    Cover Data on the Environment 2015

    … The UBA Data on the Environment 2015 Environmental Trends in Germany Environmental …

  • 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.

    … Indicators last update on 06.05.2025 At a glance According to the 2022 noise mapping, about 17.9 % of the total population was adversely affected by night-time … enshrined in the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) since June 2005. Noise maps are the basis for informing the public and for noise action plans. In the …

  • 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.

    … municipal waste in the total amount of municipal waste Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF (39.20 kB) Figure with data (38.80 kB) Overview … rate was published annually in the waste balance of the Federal Statistical Office until the 2020 reporting year (Federal Statistical Office 2022, in German only ). From the 2020 reporting year, the previous format of …

  • 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.

    … Land-take for settlements and transport infrastructure Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF (322.21 kB) Figure as Excel with data (48.86 kB) … and traffic areas. The indicator is calculated annually by the Federal Statistical Office on the basis of the land use data reported by the Länder. In many cases these … to special effects and must be partially corrected by the Federal Statistical Office. Further information on this can be found in the ‘ Explanatory notes on the …

  • 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.

    … the environment Revenue from taxes to the environment Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF (41.78 kB) Figure with data (60.84 kB) Overview … Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat 2013) . Reports on the development of … taxes are part of the Environmental Economic Accounting of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany ( Destatis 2025 ). More  information: 'Umweltbezogene Steuern und …

  • 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.

    … different sources in the environmental economic accounts by the Federal Statistical Office using environmentally extended input-output analysis. The determination of … why new data for the indicator always comes with a delay. The Federal Statistical Office developed the basis of this indicator on behalf of the German Environment … different sources in the environmental economic accounts by the Federal Statistical Office using environmentally extended input-output analysis. The determination of …

  • 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.

    … ... Source: Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture / Federal Statistical Office of Germany Figure as PDF (53.47 kB) Figure as Excel with data (43.13 kB) … is based on the results of the 2023 Land Use Survey of the Federal Statistical Office. The results are published in Table 41271-0003 Agricultural holdings, … of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture and on the Federal Statistical Office's website on the topic of grassland. A detailed description of the method is …

  • 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.

    … of nitrogen surplus is given in the publication ’Reactive nitrogen in Germany‘ (UBA 2015) and in the UBA-Umweltatlas "Reaktiver Stickstoff" ( in German only ). In Germany problems occur … of nitrogen surplus is given in the publication ’Reactive nitrogen in Germany‘ (UBA 2015) and in the UBA-Umweltatlas "Reaktiver Stickstoff" ( in German only ). In …

  • 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.

    … involved in environmental protection and nature conservation.. Source: BMUV / UBA Figure as PDF (41.46 kB) Figure as Excel with data (38.42 kB) Overview … indicates that environmental protection is of great importance to German society (UBA 2025). This study regularly inquires views on environmental policy and … indicates that environmental protection is of great importance to German society (UBA 2025). This study regularly inquires views on environmental policy and …

  • 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

    … 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 …