SDG Indicator 15.2.1 - Progress towards sustainable forest management - German Indicators For The UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Fortschritt bei der nachhaltigen Waldbewirtschaftung
Year	Value	Units	Series
2010	1571.0	Million tonnes carbon	Above-ground biomass stock in forest
2011	1584.9	Million tonnes carbon	Above-ground biomass stock in forest
2012	1598.2	Million tonnes carbon	Above-ground biomass stock in forest
2013	1611.9	Million tonnes carbon	Above-ground biomass stock in forest
2014	1636.5	Million tonnes carbon	Above-ground biomass stock in forest
2022	1675.7	Million tonnes carbon	Above-ground biomass stock in forest
2012	0.7	Percentage	Forest area located within protected areas
2021	0.6	Percentage	Forest area located within protected areas
2010	0.1	Percentage	Forest area net change rate
2014	0.2	Percentage	Forest area net change rate
2015	0.2	Percentage	Forest area net change rate
2020	0.1	Percentage	Forest area net change rate
2021	0.1	Percentage	Forest area net change rate
2022	0.2	Percentage	Forest area net change rate
2023	0.2	Percentage	Forest area net change rate
2010	67.5	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2011	67.2	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2012	66.9	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2013	66.9	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2014	66.6	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2015	66.2	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2017	67.2	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2018	68.6	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2019	69.1	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2020	73.9	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2021	79.2	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2022	79.4	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
2023	79.4	Percentage	Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme

Data source: Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)

Geographic coverage: Germany

Above-ground biomass stock in forest

Data sources:: Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) , Protected Planet , German Environment Agency
Geographic coverage:: Germany
Unit of measurement:
Notes:: • The data is based on a special evaluation and is not publicly available.
• Due to methodological changes, the results from 2015 onwards are only comparable with previous years to a limited extend.
Note:: Due to methodological changes, the results from 2016 onwards are only comparable with previous years to a limited extend.
Note:
Last modification of data:
Copyright:: © Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 2024

Data sources:: Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) , Protected Planet , German Environment Agency
Geographic coverage:: Germany
Unit of measurement:
Notes:: • The data is based on a special evaluation and is not publicly available.
• Due to methodological changes, the results from 2015 onwards are only comparable with previous years to a limited extend.
Note:: Due to methodological changes, the results from 2016 onwards are only comparable with previous years to a limited extend.
Note:
Last modification of data:
Copyright:: © Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), 2024

This overview contains information on the time series shown that are available in Germany and their compliance with the UN metadata. The national metadata contains supplementary methodological and country-specific information.

Time series available	Above-ground biomass stock in forest Forest area located within protected areas Forest area net change rate Forest area under an independently verified forest management certification scheme
Compliance with the UN metadata	The time series are compliant to the UN metadata.
National metadata	Metadata on the presented time series opens in a new window
Data state	2025/04/03

This overview contains information on the metadata of the SDG indicator shown, as defined by the United Nations Statistical Commission. The complete UN metadata is provided by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD).

Target	By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
Indicator name	Progress towards sustainable forest management
Tier category	Tier I opens in a new window
UN custodian agency	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Link to UN metadata	Metadata on this indicator opens in a new window

Data source 1


Organisation	Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)
Data source	Carbon balance for the forest ecosystem opens in a new window
	Statistical Report – Economic Accounts for Forestry (only available in German) opens in a new window
	Environmental Economic Accounting: Ecosystem area balance opens in a new window
	Soil area (actual use): types of use – GENESIS online 33111-0007 opens in a new window
	Soil area (actual use): types of use (2016-12-31 to 2022-12-31) – GENESIS online 33111-0005 opens in a new window
	Soil area (actual use): reference date (until 2015-12-31), types of use – GENESIS online 33111-0001 opens in a new window

Data source 2


Organisation	Protected Planet
Data source	Data on protected areas opens in a new window

Data source 3


Organisation	German Environment Agency
Data source	Sustainable Forestry opens in a new window

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Indicator 15.2.1 Progress towards sustainable forest management

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Above-ground biomass stock in forest

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