Environmental Indicators
The following overview shows the key environmental indicators of the German Environment Agency. These indicators are particularly relevant for German and international environmental policy.
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Overview Indicators
Climate
Energy
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© German Environment Agency on basis of the Working Group on Energy Balances
Primary energy consumption -
© German Environment Agency based on AGEE-Stat
Share of renewables in gross final energy consumption -
© German Federal Environment Agency on basis of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany and Working Group on Energy Balances
Final energy productivity -
© Working Group on Energy Balances
Combined heat and power (CHP) -
© Working Group on Energy Balances
Energy consumption for buildings -
© German Environment Agency based on AGEE-Stat
Share of renewables in gross electricity consumption -
© German Environment Agency based on AG Energiebilanzen
Final energy consumption
Air
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© German Environment Agency
Air quality in agglomerations -
© German Environment Agency
Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM10) -
© German Environment Agency
Population exposure to particulate matter (PM10) -
© German Environment Agency
Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM2.5 -
© German Environment Agency
Population exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) -
© German Environment Agency
Emission of air pollutants
Land, soil, terrestrial ecosystems
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© Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Land-take for settlements and transport infrastructure -
© according to data Kranenburg et al. (2024)
Nitrogen eutrophication -
© Federal Ministry of Transport Building and Digital Infrastructure a.o.
Landscape dissection -
© UBA 2025 / BfN / DDA
Species diversity and landscape quality
Water
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© German Environment Agency / Länder Initiative on Core Indicators 2025 / Data from the German Working Group on water issues of the Federal States and the Federal Government
Nitrate in groundwater -
© German Environment Agency / German Federal Institute of Hydrology
Ecological status of lakes -
© German Environment Agency / German Federal Institute of Hydrology
Ecological status of rivers -
© Research and Technology Centre West Coast a.o.
Plastic waste in the North Sea -
© German Environment Agency from data provided by the German Working Group on water issues of the Federal States and the Federal Government
River eutrophication by total phosphorus -
© Voß et al.
Ecological status of transitional and coastal waters -
© European Commission
Bathing water quality -
© Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Using water resources -
© German Environment Agency according to the Federal States and River Basin Communities
Eutrophication of the North Sea/Baltic Sea by nitrogen
Resource Conservation
Transport
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© Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Environmentally friendly freight transport -
© Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Environmentally friendly passenger transport -
© German Environment Agency / TREMOD
Final energy consumption of transport -
© German Environment Agency
Population exposure to traffic noise
Agriculture and forestry
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© Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Agricultural nitrogen surplus -
© German Environment Agency
Mixed forest -
© FSC and PEFC
Sustainable forestry -
© Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture / Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Grasslands -
© Federal Ministry of Agriculture / Food and Regional Identity and Federal Statistical Office
Organic farming
Private households and consumption
Environment and economy
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© Umweltbundesamt
Employment in environmental protection -
© Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Taxes related to the environment -
© German Environment Agency
Environmental costs of energy and road transport -
© Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Energy consumption in manufacturing -
© Federal Statistical Office of Germany
Greenhouse gas emissions in industry -
© Umweltbundesamt
Environmental protection goods -
© EMAS-Register
Environmental management -
© https://www.gws-os.com/de/publikationen/gws-kurzmitteilungen/detail/erneuerbar-beschaeftigt
Employment in the renewable energy sector