Skip to main content Skip to main menu Skip to footer

Search

Help

1 - 7 of 7
  • DzU article from 29.07.2025 | Last changed: 30.07.2025

    Indicator: Taxes related to the environment

    A graph shows the development of environmental taxes for the year 1995 (39.9 billion euros), the year 2000, and the period 2005 to 2023 (69.5 billion euros, preliminary data) as well as their share of total tax revenues in the public budgets.

    … taxes fell slightly by 2010 because the Ecological Tax Reform led to a more economical use of energy and electricity. Furthermore, price increases and inflation … environmental taxes was developed at an international level by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Statistical Office of the …

  • DzU article from 27.05.2025 | Last changed: 30.05.2025

    Indicator: Global environmental footprint of consumption

    A graph shows the global environmental footprint of household consumption, represented by the indicator’s energy consumption, CO₂ emissions and raw material use. The indicators show the environmental footprint generated by the consumption activities of private households in Germany and abroad.

    … households are calculated from a number of different sources in the environmental economic accounts by the Federal Statistical Office using environmentally extended … households are calculated from a number of different sources in the environmental economic accounts by the Federal Statistical Office using environmentally extended …

  • DzU article from 30.04.2025 | Last changed: 30.04.2025

    Indicator: Final energy consumption

    A graph shows the final energy consumption from 2008 to 2023. The trend is slightly downward, but fluctuates from year to year due to the influence of the weather. The EnEfG target for the years 2030 is also shown.

    … environmental policy strives to reduce (final) energy consumption. This also makes economic sense, as lower energy consumption also means lower energy costs. Assessing … environmental policy strives to reduce (final) energy consumption. This also makes economic sense, as lower energy consumption also means lower energy costs. … Between …

  • 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.

    … and planning law, greater efforts in the federal states and municipalities, subdued economic development and demographic change. These last few years, the trend has … and planning law, greater efforts in the federal states and municipalities, subdued economic development and demographic change. These last few years, the trend has …

  • DzU article from 23.01.2025 | Last changed: 23.01.2025

    Indicator: Grasslands

    A graph shows the area of permanent grassland and its share of the total agricultural area from 1991 to 2024. Both indicators have been declining until 2013 and have then increased in the years that followed. Most recently, the values have stagnated.

    … low yielding and remote grasslands are at risk of being abandoned due to not being economically viable (land abandonment). Such grasslands may convert to shrub lands … low yielding and remote grasslands are at risk of being abandoned due to not being economically viable (land abandonment). Such grasslands may convert to shrub lands …