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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.

… Indicator: Employment in the renewable energy sector Number of employees in the … as PDF (114.02 kB) Figure as Excel with data (43.84 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 25.06.2025 At a glance In 2023, approximately 276,000 …

DzU article from 16.12.2024 | Last changed: 16.12.2024

Indicator: Environmentally friendly consumption

A graph shows the market shares of products with official eco-labelling. Between 2012 and 2022 this figure rose from 3.6 % to 12.2 %. In 2020 there was a significant increase from 7.9 % to 12.0 %. The target for 2030 is 34 % market share.

… Indicator: Environmentally friendly consumption Weighted market shares by sales of … as PDF (237.06 kB) Figure as Excel with data (42.45 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 16.12.2024 At a glance In the sector of products with …

DzU article from 04.11.2025 | Last changed: 05.11.2025

Indicator: Landscape dissection

A graph shows the undissected low-traffic areas with a minimum size of 100 km² as a percentage of Germany’s total land area for 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015 and the target value. Due to differences in methodology, the values are not directly comparable.

… Indicator: Landscape dissection Undissected low-traffic areas with a minimum size of … as PDF (44.11 kB) Figure as Excel with data (40.62 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 04.11.2025 At a glance The data on undissected low-traffic …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 08.12.2025

Cluster Human Health

The picture shows a woman’s face with beads of perspiration caused by the summer heat. The woman is holding a hand to her forehead. In the left-hand side of the picture is a thermometer indicating 40°C air temperature.

… Ever since the 1980s, there has been an increasing trend towards heat extremes (cf. Indicator GE-I-1 ). In extreme cases, heatwaves can cause mortality. In Germany … allergenic Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisifolia, see Indicator GE-I-4 ) does not indicate any trend. However, the peak values identified repeatedly in eastern … to attribute the available data in a causal way. Hence, the focus of the Monitoring Indicators is on describing the potential risks at the impact level. Despite the …

DzU article from 01.11.2024 | Last changed: 01.11.2024

Indicator: Nitrogen eutrophication

A graph shows the proportion of vulnerable ecosystems in Germany where the critical loads for eutrophication were exceeded between 2000 and 2019 and the target for 2030. In 2000, the share was 84 % and in 2019, it was 69 %.

… Indicator: Nitrogen eutrophication Proportion of vulnerable ecosystems where … as PDF (337.19 kB) Figure as Excel with data (36.91 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 01.11.2024 At a glance 69 % of vulnerable ecosystems in …

Press release 034/08 from 16.05.2008 | Last changed: 02.07.2013

Renewable energies making the electricity mix more climate-friendly

… preliminary calculations for 2007 done by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) indicate the emission factor will once again climb to over 600 grammes per kilowatt … brown coal to produce electricity in 2007. The carbon dioxide emission factor is an indicator of how climate-neutral the electricity produced in Germany is and … preliminary calculations for 2007 done by the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) indicate the emission factor will once again climb to over 600 grammes per kilowatt …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

TOU-I-1: Coastal bathing temperatures

The picture shows an elderly woman, a toddler and a child of school age from behind; they are all wearing summer clothing. Holding hands, they are walking on the beach towards the waves. The woman is holding two buckets for digging in the sand.

… Sea for 2020 and 2021 amounted to some 5 % more than the previous years’ level (cf. Indicator TOU-I-3 ). As far as Germany is concerned, it is conceivable that beach … the beginning of the 1990s (North Sea) and since the end of the 1980s (Baltic Sea), indicating a significant trend. This signifies that the time period on North Sea and …

DzU article from 10.07.2025 | Last changed: 04.08.2025

Indicator: Emission of air pollutants

Graph: The development of emissions of five air pollutants and an overall index relative to the base year 2005 (=100 %) can be seen. The trend of all substances decreases significantly, but ammonia only since 2014. The 2030 target (55 %) seems within reach.

… Indicator: Emission of air pollutants Index of air pollutant emissions Source: … as PDF (131.08 kB) Figure as Excel with data (71.79 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 10.07.2025 At a glance The averaged index of air …

DzU article from 08.01.2026 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

Indicator: Energy consumption for buildings

A graph shows the building-related final energy consumption for room heating, room cooling, hot water and lighting for 2008 to 2024. The indicator decreases with fluctuation. No differentiation is shown between the individual uses.

… Indicator: Energy consumption for buildings Building-related final energy … as PDF (123.79 kB) Figure as Excel with data (270.01 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 08.01.2026 At a glance Final energy consumption associated …

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.

… Indicator: Agricultural nitrogen surplus Nitrogen surplus of the national farm-gate … as PDF (221.87 kB) Figure as Excel with data (46.24 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 27.11.2024 At a glance The five-year average of nitrogen …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

WW-I-10: Water temperature of watercourses

The picture shows a shallow, slow-flowing watercourse in sunny weather under a cloudless sky. Through the clear, reddish-brown shimmering water, the stony bed of the river is visible; some of the stones in the foreground project beyond the surface of the water. The banks are lined by mixed woodlands.

… ST LHW Rivers are getting warmer As in the case of lakes, watercourses too are indicating increases in water temperatures owing to higher air temperatures. There … in calculating the mean for all watercourses and fish regions. Consequently, the indicator illustrates the evaluation of individual fish regions separately. The … as the discharge of cooling water, process water and waste water. As in the case of indicators for the water level of lakes (cf. Indicator WW-I-7 ) and the water …

KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

IG-R-2: Exposure of Germany’s foreign trade to global climate change

The picture shows a large container port beneath a low sun. Visible in the foreground are a laden container ship and a few loading cranes. In the background there is another container ship docked at the port.

… it came to light that imports are more exposed to risks than exports. 188 188 The indicator examines the question – which actual trade volume and which percentual … Initiative at the University of Notre Dame (USA). The index is determined based on indicators, and it encompasses the vulnerability of countries to climate change and …