Plothen Facts

Area0.5 km²
Population246
Population change (1975 to 2020)-38.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-19.1%
Area Codes3663, 36648
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng50.63333, 11.76667

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Plothen Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population397331304254246
Population Density794 / km²662 / km²608 / km²508 / km²492 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Plothen Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 16.4% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Plothen-36%-23.3%-16.4%
Thuringia-31.8%-19.6%-14.2%
Germany+2.6%+2.2%-1.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Plothen Population Density

Population Density: 492 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Plothen2460.5 km²492 / km²
Thuringia2.1 million16,199.9 km²130 / km²
Germany80.7 million358,179.8 km²225 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Plothen Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Plothen

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Plothen CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Plothen2,237 tn9.1 tn4,474.9 tons/km²
Thuringia19,279,601 tn9.13 tn1,190.1 tons/km²
Germany755,339,039 tn9.36 tn2,108.8 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Plothen CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)2,237 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita9.1 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)4,474.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (9)
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
5/22/187:54 PM3.263.2 km10,000 m2km ENE of Luby, Czech Republicusgs.gov
5/21/189:04 PM4.157.2 km13,920 m2km SSE of Erlbach, Germanyusgs.gov
5/31/1410:37 AM3.866.7 km10,000 m4km NE of Skalna, Czech Republicusgs.gov
10/28/082:51 PM3.366.9 km9,400 mCzech Republicusgs.gov
10/28/088:30 AM4.267.7 km10,000 mCzech Republicusgs.gov
10/28/088:27 AM3.368.9 km8,400 mCzech Republicusgs.gov
10/21/082:14 AM3.567.1 km10,000 mCzech Republicusgs.gov
10/21/081:10 AM366.5 km10,000 mCzech Republicusgs.gov
10/14/087:00 PM4.168.5 km6,800 mCzech Republicusgs.gov
10/14/085:49 AM3.169.2 km11,100 mCzech Republicusgs.gov

Plothen

Plothen is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany.

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