… Indicator: River eutrophication by phosphorus Sampling sites which exceed the … as PDF (189.84 kB) Figure as Excel with data (60.54 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 23.04.2025 At a glance Too high phosphorus concentrations …

… Indicator: Sustainable forestry Proportion of forest area certified under PEFC or … as PDF (170.89 kB) Figure as Excel with data (45.23 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 04.06.2025 At a glance After a sharp rise between 2000 and …

… LiKi with data from the AK UGRdL of the statistical offices of the federal states (indicator C4 – recreation area) Urban green to cool the urban climate Exposure to … be affected by the more frequent heat stress expected to occur in the future (cf. Indicators GE-I-1 , GE-I-3 ). Heat stress is also and in particular, caused by high …

… the availability of more material for conversion to organic soil matter (cf. Indicator BO-I-4 ). Changed precipitation scenarios also affect humus formation. For … balance over the past 35 years. As far as arable land is concerned, the mean value indicated a slight decline in Corg contents by 3 % compared to the baseline …

… Indicator: Amount of waste – municipal waste Waste generation in municipal waste … Germany Figure as PDF (35.26 kB) Figure with data (36.27 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 06.10.2025 At a glance The volume of municipal waste …

… Indicator: Using water resources Water exploitation index Source: Federal … as PDF (148.67 kB) Figure as Excel with data (42.65 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 07.05.2025 At a glance A water exploitation index of 20 % or above indicates the threshold of water stress. Water stress means an increasing risk of …

… (for instance for the purpose of irrigation in agriculture and horticulture, cf. Indicator LW-R-6 ). This is true, in particular, for central parts of eastern … 128 litres in 2019. More recent figures are not available. However, there are signs indicating that in 2020 and 2021, the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic also affected …

… Indicator: Ecological status of transitional and coastal waters Percentage of water … as PDF (70.87 kB) Figure in Excel with data (41.84 kB) Overview Environmental Indicators last update on 14.10.2022 At a glance In 2021 no water body of …

… from studies that in densely built-up urban areas, where heat islands develop (cf. Indicator BAU-I-2 ) and where increased values of dust from fine particles and ozone … exceeds the seasonally typical and thus expected values, this is taken as an indication that there are extraordinary events involved. The number of heat-related …

… becoming shorter and milder. The vegetation period is lasting longer overall (cf. Indicator BD-I-1 ). Abiotic stress due to heat and drought causes major ecological … processes in agriculture such as pollination or the natural control of pests (cf. Indicators LW-I-4 ). Climate change entails changes in species communities. This is demonstrated, for instance, by relationships between birds and butterflies (cf. Indicators BD-I-2 and BD-I-3 ): Thermophilic species are on the increase whereas …