… Excel with data (43.84 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 25.06.2025 At a glance In 2023, approximately 276,000 people worked in the renewable … the end of the 2010s. Methodology This indicator was calculated as part of the 2025 GreenTech Atlas and is based on data provided by the Federal Statistical … Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (O'Sullivan et al. 2019, Ulrich and Edler 2025 , in German only ), take a demand-side approach. These studies record both …

… Excel with data (44.61 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 25.06.2025 At a glance In 2023 around 3.4 million people worked in Green Tech. Waste … for years. Methodology These estimates were calculated for the GreenTech Atlas 2025, using official statistics. The activities relevant to its calculation were … calculation). The methodology is explained in more detail in the GreenTech Atlas 2025 . Differences compared to earlier publications result from different …

… 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 …

… Excel with data (42.68 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 22.12.2025 At a glance Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the economic performance of … based on developments in the first half of the year suggest a similar trend in 2025. A further increase of the NWI in 2025 will therefore probably occur. You will find more information in a recent …

… Excel with data (474.41 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 26.03.2025 At a glance The share of environmentally friendly passenger transport has … of transport; a federal strategy for pedestrian traffic was published in February 2025. Environmental importance Passenger transport has long been dominated by the … has also developed a strategy for pedestrian traffic and published it in February 2025. Ultimately, the traffic performance of the MIV in absolute figures is …

… to the new European Emissions Trading System for fuels (EU ETS 2). On 22 September 2025, the German Environment Agency (UBA) commissioned the Leipzig-based energy … Energy Exchange (EEX), to conduct these auctions in the nETS. Press release No. 35/2025 | 02.10.2025 “CO 2 pricing in the buildings and transport sectors is a key component for …

… 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 …

… in order to achieve the climate targets that have been set.” Press release No. 11/2025 | 14.03.2025 The legally permitted, adjusted total annual emissions of 693.4 million tonnes … (Mt CO 2 eq) will be significantly undershot in 2024. The ⁠UBA⁠ projection data for 2025 also show that the target of reducing GHG emissions by 65 per cent by 2030 …

… of Germany as a business location. This is demonstrated by the GreenTech Atlas 2025, which the Federal Ministry for the Environment and German Environment Agency (UBA) are presenting today in Berlin. Press release No. 28/2025 | 25.06.2025 Over recent decades, the GreenTech sector has developed into a significant part …

… Excel with data (47.50 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 24.11.2025 At a glance The highest number of hot days averaged across Germany were … diseases. It can also trigger allergic reactions. Assessing the development In 2025 Germany recorded about 11.1 ‘hot days’, when temperatures exceeded 30 °C. The … existing respiratory diseases. It can also trigger allergic reactions. … In 2025 Germany recorded about 11.1 ‘hot days’, when temperatures exceeded 30 °C. The …

… 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 …

… Agency (UBA) from approximately 600 measuring stations, as of 3 February 2025. Press release No. 07/2025 | 20.02.2025 According to Dirk Messner, President of the ⁠German Environment Agency (UBA): …