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  • DzU article from 25.06.2025 | Last changed: 16.09.2025

    Indicator: Employment in the renewable energy sector

    Graph: After a strong increase since 2000, employment has been declining since 2012 due to the sharp job losses in solar energy. There was a slight increase from 2015 to 2016. Most jobs were created in the wind energy and biomass sectors. Between 2016 and 2019, there were sharp declines. By 2023, there were significant increases again, especially in solar energy and heat pumps.

    … 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 …

  • DzU article from 25.06.2025 | Last changed: 19.01.2026

    Indicator: Employment in environmental protection

    A graph shows the employment in Green Tech and their share in the overall employment for 2010 until 2023. In 2023 about 3.4 million people were employed in this sector. The share was 7.5 percent in 2023 of all employees.

    … 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 …

  • 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.

    … 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 …

  • DzU article from 22.12.2025 | Last changed: 22.12.2025

    Indicator: National Welfare Index

    A graph shows the national welfare index (NWI) and gross domestic product (2000 = 100) for the years between 1991 and 2024. Since 2000, the NWI has increased by 10.7 percent, while GDP rose by 27.4 percent.

    … 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 …

  • DzU article from 26.03.2025 | Last changed: 01.04.2025

    Indicator: Environmentally friendly passenger transport

    A graph shows the share of pedestrian, utility cycling, railway and passenger transport services in the overall passenger transport volume. Shown here are the years between 2003 and 2022. There has been changes in method in this period in 2003 and 2007.

    … 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 …

  • Press release 35/2025 from 02.10.2025 | Last changed: 12.12.2025

    First auctions in the national emissions trading system

    Rush hour traffic

    … 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 …

  • 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.

    … 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 …

  • Press release 11/2025 from 14.03.2025 | Last changed: 17.03.2025

    Germany on track for 2030 climate targets

    Offshore-Windkraftanlagen

    … 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 …

  • Press release 28/2025 from 25.06.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    Boom despite crisis: German GreenTech sector continues on growth trajectory

    Two people standing on a wind turbine.

    … 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 …

  • DzU article from 24.11.2025 | Last changed: 24.11.2025

    Indicator: Hot days

    A graph shows the number of hot days in the areal mean for 1951 to 2025. Although the trend varies greatly, the increase is clearly visible. A trend line has also been plotted on the graph which shows a significant rise.

    … 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 …

  • 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.

    … 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 …

  • Press release 07/2025 from 20.02.2025 | Last changed: 24.02.2025

    In 2024, all air quality limits met for the first time

    Stau

    … 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): …