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  • 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.

    … emissions. Direct resource use or direct emissions respectively result, for example, through energy consumption within private households (e.g. heating) or are … emissions. Direct resource use or direct emissions respectively result, for example, through energy consumption within private households (e.g. heating) or are …

  • 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.

    … of the index. Environmental costs and consumption of non-renewable resources are examples of negative categories, voluntary work and housework for positive … of the index. Environmental costs and consumption of non-renewable resources are examples of negative categories, voluntary work and housework for positive …

  • 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.

    … product groups differ significantly in some cases. Take household appliances, for example: Washing machines with the highest efficiency class recently had a market … product groups differ significantly in some cases. Take household appliances, for example: Washing machines with the highest efficiency class recently had a market …

  • 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.

    … has serious effects on the climate, biodiversity and landscape quality. For example, nitrogen which is not utilized by plants or is converted back into … has serious effects on the climate, biodiversity and landscape quality. For example, nitrogen which is not utilized by plants or is converted back into …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM10)

    A bar-chart shows the population-weighted annual average PM10 exposure for Germany from 2010 to 2023. The exposure decreased significantly by 42 % from 2010 to 2023.

    … in national air pollution control programs are implemented (in Germany, for example, the coal phase-out, the reduction of ammonia emissions from agriculture, … in national air pollution control programs are implemented (in Germany, for example, the coal phase-out, the reduction of ammonia emissions from agriculture, …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population-weighted particulate matter exposure (PM2.5

    A bar-chart shows the population-weighted annual average PM2.5 exposure for Germany from 2010 to 2023. The exposure decreased significantly by 54 % from 2010 to 2023.

    … in national air pollution control programs are implemented (in Germany, for example, the coal phase-out, the reduction of ammonia emissions from agriculture, … in national air pollution control programs are implemented (in Germany, for example, the coal phase-out, the reduction of ammonia emissions from agriculture, …

  • DzU article from 25.09.2025 | Last changed: 26.09.2025

    Indicator: Population exposure to particulate matter (PM10)

    A graph shows the proportion of people in Germany affected by levels exceeding the WHO guideline value and the EU limit value for fine particulate matter (PM10) (legally binding from 2030) for the period from 2010 to 2023 – with a clear declining trend.

    … in national air pollution control programs are implemented (in Germany , for example, the coal phase-out, reduction of ammonia emissions from agriculture, and … in national air pollution control programs are implemented (in Germany , for example, the coal phase-out, reduction of ammonia emissions from agriculture, and …