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  • DzU article from 20.06.2025 | Last changed: 14.08.2025

    Indicator: Bathing water quality

    A graph shows good and sufficient bathing water quality levels for coastal and inland waters (1992 to 2024). Bathing water quality increased significantly, especially in the 1990s. The target value of 100 % bathing waters with at least sufficient quality was almost reached in 2015 and has been constantly at a high level since then.

    … water quality in 2024. With that the target has been missed only slightly. Considering only those bathing waters that were explicitly assessed, 99.6 % of the … of these bacteria are at risk of also having pathogens present. These can cause diseases involving fever, sickness and diarrhoea. This risk is present after … %). Considering the fact that not all bathing water sites can be assessed (e.g. because they are new and haven’t been examined), 99.6 % of the assessed bathing water …

  • Publication from 29.06.2018

    Daten zur Umwelt 2018: Umwelt und Landwirtschaft

    Cover der Broschüre "Daten zur Umwelt, Ausgabe 2018, Umwelt und Landwirtschaft" des Umweltbundesamtes mit Piktogrammen von Nutztieren und anderen landwirtschaftlichen Symbolen, die zusammen den Umriss von Deutschland bilden

    … – vom Import von Futtermitteln bis zum Export von Fleisch in alle Welt. Diese moderne Landwirtschaft produziert große Mengen günstiger Nahrungsmittel, bleibt aber … – Grundlage für die Diskussion und um Wege in eine nachhaltigere und umweltschonendere Landwirtschaft zu finden. >> Sollten Sie beim Download der PDF-Datei Probleme haben, versuchen Sie es bitte mit einem anderen …

  • Publication from 15.05.2019

    Umweltdaten Deutschland 2007

    Coverbild der UBA-Broschüre "Umweltdaten Deutschland 2007"

    … 2007 Nachhaltig wirtschaften - Natürliche Ressourcen und Umwelt schonen. Ausgabe 2007 Diese Broschüre bietet auf rund 120 Seiten Zahlen, Daten und Fakten …

  • News from 18.11.2015 | Last changed: 10.11.2017

    Mixed picture of the state of the environment in Germany

    Two engineers discussing in an extensive photovoltaic installation

    … 1990 and 2014. The largest emitter of greenhouse gases, at 39 per cent, is the energy sector. The transport sector is currently responsible for about 18 percent. … to in-crease the distance between bodies of water and agricultural land in order to decrease the input of nutrients from fields to rivers and lakes.  The … of raw materials from abroad. On the positive side, Germans are among Europe's leaders in recycling: 70 per cent of all waste was recycled (2012 data). But it is not …

  • DzU article from 02.07.2025 | Last changed: 03.07.2025

    Indicator: Air quality in agglomerations

    A graph for three air pollutants shows the extent to which the WHO recommendations from 2021 will be exceeded on average in urban areas between 2000 and 2024. The development of the various pollutants varies. Between 2000 and 2024, values for NO2 are between 172 and 28 percent, for ozone between 44 and 28 percent and for PM2.5 between 255 and 61 percent

    … can even be significantly higher. The situation for NO₂ and PM2.5 has improved considerably since 2000, but the WHO recommendations for 2021 are still clearly exceeded. … . Related contents Indikator: Emission von Luftschadstoffen Indikator: Belastung der Bevölkerung durch Feinstaub (PM2,5) Indikator: Bevölkerungsgewichtete … can even be significantly higher. The situation for NO₂ and PM2.5 has improved considerably since 2000, but the WHO recommendations for 2021 are still clearly exceeded. …

  • DzU article from 06.05.2025 | Last changed: 06.05.2025

    Indicator: Population exposure to traffic noise

    A graph shows the proportion of people exposed to traffic noise above 55 decibels during the day and above 50 decibels at night, as observed in the 2022 noise mappings. It differentiates between road, aircraft and rail traffic noise.

    … have a negative impact on the sleep quality and be associated with mental disorder. For additional information on the health effects of environmental noise, see … for calculating the indicator is noise mapping, which has been enshrined in the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) since June 2005. Noise maps are the basis for … instructions can be found in several method documents published by the Federal Government ( in German only ). In agglomerations, double counting of people …