Germany's forest cover rose from 32.4 % in 1994 to 32.7 % in 2023.
Germany · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Germany's forest area rose from 113,216 km in 1994 to 114,190 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
18th of 213 · 6th in Europe & C. Asia
Germany's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 37.9 % in 2013 to 39.2 % in 2025.
Germany's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 49.6 % in 1994 to 47.5 % in 2023.
Germany's arable land (% of land area) fell from 33.8 % in 1994 to 33.4 % in 2023.
Air
Germany's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 21.1 in 1994 to 8.8 in 2023.
Water
Germany's water stress fell from 46.3 % in 1993 to 24.1 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
118th of 181 · 37th in Europe & C. Asia
Germany's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,318 in 1993 to 1,286 in 2022.
Access
Germany's safe drinking water rose from 99.8 % in 2000 to 99.9 % in 2024.
Germany's safe sanitation rose from 96.1 % in 2000 to 96.8 % in 2024.