Abstract
Data have been gathered which are important for a quantitative insight in the condition of the environment. Data are given in spatial demands (chapter I), the pressure of human activities on the environment such as population, production, energy consumption and traffic (chapters II-VIII). Figures on the stream of waste can be found in chapters X-XIII. Consequences for the natural environment and human health are given in XIV and XV. Advised and applied standards in relation to deterioration are in XVI.