Glossary

Standardanforderung: #6.3 Contribution of the extractive sector to the economy

  • 18. November 2024
    Germany is characterised by a strongly export-oriented and diversified economic structure. In 2022 (2023), Germany exported goods worth a total…
  • 18. November 2024
    The extractive sector generates revenue for the state at the various federal levels. The most important revenues are the taxes…
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    In 2022 and in 2023, the gross value added in Germany amounted to €3,510 and €3,768 billion at current prices,…
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    A wide range of different mineral resources and energy resources is mined in Germany. The following tables list the natural…
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    Employment in the natural resources sector The extractive industry provides industrial jobs in a variety of different occupations and activities.…
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    Quarried natural resources Natural stone and earth materials include a variety of mineral resources, in particular gravel and sand, crushed…
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    History In addition to the mineral natural resources described in the following section (vii. Other natural resources), salts are industrial minerals.…
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    Hard coal History Hard coal mining in Germany gained economic importance in the course of industrialisation in the 19th and…
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    Crude Oil History Crude oil has been industrially extracted in Germany for more than 150 years. The successful oil well…