… size 3.20 MB Print version not available Tags agriculture ammonia biodiversity land use groundwater nitrate organic farming nitrogen nitrogen surplus greenhouse gas emission … Umwelt und Landwirtschaft 2018 …

… and the environment 2007 edition This brochure provides figures and facts about the use of natural resources in Germany. Indicators and trends show the areas in which …

… 2011 The State of the Environment and Agriculture in Germany 2011 edition Man has used land for agriculture for thousands of years. Now as before far more than one … Lately agriculture has also become an energy supplier producing energy plants for use in biomass power stations. Download Series brochure / flyer Number of pages 100 …

… Global environmental footprint of consumption Global environmental footprint of household consumption Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Figure as PDF (51.98 kB) Figure … on 27.05.2025 At a glance Compared with 2010, energy consumption by private households and associated carbon dioxide emissions decreased overall. Raw material use … private households significantly contribute to the environmental impact caused by the German economy as a whole. A distinction is made between direct and …

… is of particular value. It is defined as meadows and pastures that have not been used as arable land for at least five continuous years. The loss of grasslands … 2013 was due to more intensive agriculture and the associated changes in land use. Using grasslands for pasture and hay had become less attractive to farmers while …

… This destroys the natural fertility of soils, thereby impeding future (re-)use for agriculture and forestry. Sealed surfaces (i.e. asphalted or paved) lose … development The EU's ' Roadmap for a Resource Efficient Europe' aims to reduce land use in such a way that by 2050 no more land is consumed in net terms … is 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 …

… of total final energy consumption in Germany - significantly more energy was used for mobility (fuels) and heating (with natural gas). In future, however, heat … based on fossil and nuclear energy sources. Hard coal and lignite in particular caused high greenhouse gas emissions. By contrast, electricity generation from …

… waters should have achieved at least a good ecological status. The time must now be used to reach the ambitious targets by 2027 at the latest. This will require … North and Baltic Seas leads to a large growth of algae. A high density of algae causes a shortage of light at greater depths. Plants which require light are …

… paper, glass, packaging and organic wastes. This saves raw materials, decreases the use of primary energy and therefore reduces carbon dioxide emissions. In the past it … targets for the recycling of municipal waste (including preparation for re-use) taking into account a new output-based calculation method: 55 % by 2025, 60 % … Related publications Indicators in the area of sustainable resource use and circular economy Indicators for sustainable management of chemicals 2023 …

… kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 30.04.2025 At a glance The use of energy resources (energy consumption) is associated with many negative … made available by the energy system to end consumers such as industry or private households. It does not take into account conversion and transmission losses in the … ” ( in German only ). In line with the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, the EnEfG uses a slightly different definition from AGEB. More detailed information (in German …

… scientific findings on the health effects of air pollutants ( WHO 2021 ), which are used to assess the indicator. Air quality is particularly precarious in … suburban background pollution levels. Measurements of these monitoring sites are used to calculate the extent to which the three pollutants NO 2 , PM2.5 and O 3 …