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Date: June 24, 2025 Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2023

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2023

Date: July 25, 2022 57.2 billion euros of revenue from environmental taxes in 2021

Environmental tax revenue totalled 57.2 billion euros in 2021. This is a slight increase of 0.2% on the previous year. Environmental taxes accounted for 7.5% of total cash tax revenue in 2021.

Date: June 30, 2020 Environment-related tax revenue at 60.7 billion euros in 2019

The environment-related tax revenue totalled 60.7 billion euros in 2019.

Date: June 26, 2024 Environmental economics

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2022

Date: June 27, 2023 Environmental economics

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2021

Press release No. N 012 of 1 March 2023 In 2022, 87% of the imported photovoltaic power stations came from China

From Germany's perspective, China is by far the most important country of origin of photovoltaic power stations. Roughly 87% of the photovoltaic power stations imported to Germany in 2022 came from the People's Republic. The Federal Statistical …

Press release No. 418 of 4 October 2022 Electric mobility accounting for almost 30% of turnover in air quality control

In 2020, the establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated a turnover of roughly 11.7 billion euros from goods and services for air quality control, or 14.8% of total turnover in environmental protection (78.9 billion …

Press release No. 409 of 26 September 2022 Number of green jobs up 2.0% in 2020

In 2020, approximately 311,000 people (measured in full-time equivalents) in Germany had green jobs and produced goods and services to protect the environment. Compared with 2019, the number of green jobs rose by 6,000, or 2.0%, according to the …

Press release No. 405 of 22 September 2022 Industry increases environmental investments by 3.6% in 2020

Enterprises in industry (excluding construction) invested just under 12.1 billion euros in environmental protection in Germany in 2020. That was 13.5% of their total investments. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that industry thus …

Press release No. 293 of 11 July 2022 Environmental industry: protection of species and landscapes accounting for only 0.4% of total turnover in 2020

Establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated a turnover of approximately 305 million euros in 2020 from goods, services and construction operations for the protection of species and landscapes. The Federal Statistical …

Date: June 28, 2022 Environmental economics

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2020

Press release No. 269 of 28 June 2022 Environmental protection as an economic factor: turnover up 7.2% in 2020

The establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated a turnover of 78.9 billion euros from goods, services and construction operations for environmental protection in 2020. That is a 7.2% increase on a year earlier. The number …

Press release No. N 037 of 21 June 2022 2.2 million photovoltaic power stations installed in Germany

Increasing numbers of enterprises and households use solar energy for electricity production. In March 2022, there were 2.2 million photovoltaic power systems installed on roofs or the ground, providing a total net capacity of 58,400 megawatts. The …

Press release No. 590 of 21 December 2021 Before the coronavirus crisis: tourism accounted for 4% of value added and for 2.6% of greenhouse gas emissions

Domestic tourism generated 124 billion euros in the year prior to the coronavirus crisis and thus accounted for 4% of Germany’s value added. In 2019, tourists spent a total of 330 billion euros on tourism-related goods and services within Germany. …

Press release No. N064 of 26 October 2021 Industrial investments in climate protection grew more than twofold within ten years

The German industry increasingly invests in climate protection. Enterprises in industry (excluding construction) spent a total of 3.46 billion euros in 2019 on systems which prevent emissions or enable resources to be used more carefully. As a …

Press release No. N 062 of 21 October 2021 21% capacity utilisation of wind power stations in the first half of 2021

There is more wind and less sunshine in autumn, which has a massive effect on the capacity utilisation of wind and photovoltaic power stations and, consequently, on electricity generation in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …

Press release No. 355 of 26 July 2021 Expenditure to meet environmental standards at 41.3 billion euros in 2019

In 2019, enterprises in German industry (excluding construction) spent 41.3 billion euros on environmental protection. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this current expenditure on meeting environmental standards referred to the …

Date: July 26, 2021 Environmental economics

Current expenditure on environmental protection in industry (excluding construction), by environmental area, 2019

Date: July 26, 2021 Environmental economics

Current expenditure on environmental protection in industry (excluding construction), 2019

Press release No. 317 of 5 July 2021 Reporting over a five-year period: what about sustainability in Germany?

At this year’s High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to take place from 6 to 15 July, the Federal Government will for the second time report on Germany’s progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The Federal …

Press release No. 293 of 23 June 2021 Environmental protection as an economic factor: turnover up 3.1% in 2019

In 2019, the establishments of the industry and service sectors generated a turnover of 73.6 billion euros in Germany from goods, services and construction operations for environmental protection. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …

Date: June 23, 2021 Environmental economics

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2019

Press release No. 121 of 10 March 2021 Federal Government achieved four of its twelve sustainability goals for 2020

Today, 10 March 2021, the Federal Government has adopted the German Sustainable Development Strategy (DNS) 2021. To coincide with this, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has checked to what extent the Federal Government achieved its goals for …

Press release No. 229 of 24 June 2020 Environmental investments in 2018: one in four euros spent on climate protection

In 2018, enterprises in industry (excluding construction) invested 2.4 billion euros for environmental protection in Germany.
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was nearly a quarter (23%) of the total environmental …

Press release No. 184 of 26 May 2020 30% slump in turnover in the wind power industry in 2018

To achieve the climate goals in Germany, the proportion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources is to increase to 60% by 2035. This will require additional plants for the production of electricity from renewable sources. The Federal …

Date: May 26, 2020 Environmental economics

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2018

Press release No. 053 of 19 February 2020 German Sustainable Development Strategy: monitoring now in an interactive format

The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) now provides data for the indicators of the German Sustainable Development Strategy in an interactive and map-based format on its Online platform on sustainable development in Germany. The new format of data …

Press release No. 505 of 23 December 2019 Turnover of climate protection products amounted to 49.4 billion euros in 2017

Industry and the service sector in Germany generated a turnover of approximately 49.4 billion euros in 2017 from goods and services for environmental protection. Climate protection is in fact the main pillar of the entire environmental industry (73.9 …

Press release No. 471 of 10 December 2019 Environmental investments, 2017: waste water management branch invested 14.1% more than a year earlier

In 2017, enterprises in industry (not including construction) invested 8.4 billion euros in environmental protection. The waste water management branch accounted for the largest proportion of this, at 3.6 billion euros (42.7%). The Federal …

Press release No. 210 of 5 June 2019 Environmental protection as an economic factor: turnover at 73.9 billion euros in 2017

Environmental protection measures are a major economic factor. To mark the World Environment Day on 5 June 2019, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the establishments of the industry and service sectors in Germany generated …

Date: May 23, 2019 Environmental economics

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2017

Press release No. 459 of 26 November 2018 Increase in engine performance of passenger cars leads to rising CO₂ emissions

The carbon dioxide emissions caused by passenger cars in Germany are continuously increasing. In 2017, a total 115 million tonnes of CO₂ was emitted. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this is a 6% increase on 2010.

Press release No. 378 of 4 October 2018 Household energy consumption for housing continued to increase in 2017

In 2017, households in Germany used 1.5% more energy for housing purposes (not including motor fuels) compared with 2016. According to calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), they used 679 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy …

Press release No. 068 of 1 March 2018 Household energy consumption for housing continues to increase

In 2016, private households in Germany used 665 billion kilowatt hours of energy for housing purposes, which again was an increase on the previous year. According to calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this was a rise of 1.4% …

Press release No. 049 of 15 February 2018 Raw material input for consumption and investments in 2014: 1.3 billion tonnes

According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany's raw material footprint amounted to 1.30 billion tonnes in 2014. The footprint indicates how much raw material is used globally for the production of goods …

Press release No. 027 of 25 January 2018 Foodstuffs consumed in Germany are mostly grown abroad

A cultivation area of just over 19.4 million hectares (not including agricultural buildings and farmyards) was needed to grow the foodstuffs consumed in Germany in 2015. To coincide with the International Green Week 2018 in Berlin, the Federal …

Press release No. 418 of 17 November 2017 Balance of greenhouse gas emissions in land use deteriorated between 2010 and 2015

Although more greenhouse gases were absorbed from the environment than released into it by land use, land-use change and forestry activities in 2015, too, this balance has deteriorated since 2010. To coincide with the World Climate Conference …

Press release No. 414 of 16 November 2017 Primary energy consumption again slightly up since 2014

Besides developing renewable energy sources, reducing energy consumption by saving energy and increasing energy efficiency is the second major pillar in the process of transforming the energy system. To coincide with the World Climate Conference …

Press release No. 410 of 15 November 2017 Percentage of environmental taxes in total tax receipts down to 4.9%

The percentage of environmental taxes in all receipts from taxes and social contributions amounted to 4.9% in Germany in 2016. To coincide with the World Climate Conference currently taking place in Bonn, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) …

Press release No. 393 of 8 November 2017 Share of renewable energy sources was roughly 15% in 2016

The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that renewable energy sources accounted for 14.6% of gross final energy consumption in 2016, up from 3.7% in 2000.

Date: June 29, 2017 Environmental economics

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2015

Date: June 29, 2017 Environmental economics

Tables on the subject: Goods and services for environmental protection overview by economic activities and types of services 2016

Press release No. 164 of 17 May 2017 No additional household energy savings in 2015

In 2015, the consumption of household energy (adjusted for weather-induced temperature effects) rose by 2.1% compared with 2014. The increase was observed for all energy sources except electricity. According to calculations of the Federal Statistical …

Press release No. 451 of 14 December 2016 Continued increase in engine performance of passenger cars prevents reduction in CO2 emissions

The average engine performance of newly registered passenger cars increased significantly from 2008 to 2015. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the new registrations of 2015 had an average engine performance of 105.7 kilowatts …

Date: July 18, 2016 Environmental economics

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Date: July 20, 2015 Environmental economics

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Date: July 20, 2015 Environmental economics

Current expenditure on environmental protection in industry (excluding construction), by environmental area, 2016

Date: July 20, 2015 Environmental economics

Current expenditure on environmental protection in industry (excluding construction), 2016

Date: July 20, 2015 Environmental protection

Current expenditure for environmental protection in industry 2013.

Date: September 5, 2014 Environmental economics

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