Environment in Germany

4,400 indicators covering environment for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 502,889 t 2023 down 47.9% 24th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 42.33 kg/ha 2023 down 47.0% 86th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus -2,510 t 2023 down 104.0% 149th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area -0.2113 kg/ha 2023 down 104.0% 126th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 465,647 t 2023 down 33.7% 8th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 39.19 kg/ha 2023 down 32.6% 40th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 68.5 % 2023 up 23.0% 51st
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 101.17 % 2023 up 28.1% 60th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 49.02 % 2023 up 28.8% 122nd
Arable land use per person 0.1403 hectares per person 2023 down 4.8% 89th
Forest area 11.48 million hectares 2025 up 0.4% 49th
Share of global forest area 0.3% 2025 up 1.4% 49th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.2704 2023 up 223.8% 48th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.3% 88th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 1.44 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 21.6% 22nd
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 1.1 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 4.1% 16th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.7% 61st
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.7% 19th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 6.4% 15th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.2% 129th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 60.8% 133rd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 35.1% 117th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.8% 117th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.8% 116th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.3% 20th
Plywood and LVL — Production 78,794 m3 2024 down 46.8% 61st
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year 2024 up 453.6% 78th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 12.2% 110th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 16.1% 90th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.1036 1000 USD per person 2024 up 18.6% 6th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.1046 t per person 2024 up 20.2% 7th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 1.06 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 44.7% 10th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 1.32 t per square kilometre 2023 down 56.7% 8th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 1.6% 91st
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 28.86 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 7.0% 7th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.2% 45th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.4% 109th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year 2024 up 379.8% 33rd
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -21.11 % change on previous year 2024 down 753.5% 135th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 402,335 t 2024 down 30.4% 5th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 453,938 1000 USD 2024 down 25.5% 4th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 4.77 % change on previous year 2024 up 608.7% 67th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.1597 m3 per person 2024 down 10.7% 96th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.2818 m3 per person 2024 down 4.7% 77th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.2006 m3 per person 2024 down 20.2% 100th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.8481 m3 per person 2024 down 0.8% 44th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year 2024 up 243.1% 81st
Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 126th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 3.94 million t 2024 down 1.0% 4th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 2.81 million 1000 USD 2024 up 5.0% 4th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 2.78 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 164.9% 12th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 25.58 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 159.9% 12th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 15.7% 14th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.2% 15th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 4.86 million t 2024 up 22.8% 2nd
Recovered paper — Import value 869,752 1000 USD 2024 up 20.5% 2nd
Annual change in forest area 4,800 hectares 2025 down 1.6% 38th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% 2025 down 2.1% 76th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2025 down 2.1% 75th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 4,800 hectares 2025 down 1.6% 38th