Forest Fire Statistics of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1998, Tab. 10
(State: 11.03.2002)
Source: Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (German Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food)
Forest Fires in the Federal Republic of Germany between 1977 and 2001
Tab.10. Damages of Each Forest Fires; Number and Area
Forest Fire Area
in ha
Number of Forest Fires
Damaged Area of Each Forest Fire (ha)
Financial Damage in Mio. DEM 2) (estimated)
Financial Damage in DEM per ha
Financial Damage in DEM per Forest Fire
1977 1)
613
1,100
0.6
3
4,078
2,273
1978 1)
289
634
0.5
1
4,152
1,893
1979 1)
356
700
0.5
1
3,371
1,714
1980 1)
1,545
1,370
1.1
4
2,460
2,774
1981 1)
497
644
0.8
3
5,030
3,882
1982 1)
751
1,244
0.6
4
4,927
2,974
1983 1)
792
1,109
0.7
7
8,460
6,041
1984 1)
875
1,163
0.8
5
5,829
4,385
1985 1)
242
522
0.5
1
5,372
2,490
1986 1)
293
618
0.5
1
4,778
2,265
1987 1)
319
484
0.7
2
5,016
3,306
1988 1)
282
559
0.5
1
4.965
2,504
1989 1)
281
806
0.3
2
6,406
2,233
1990 1)
481
1,001
0.5
11
21,830
10,490
1991
920
1,846
0.5
3
3,587
1,788
1992
4,908
3,012
1.6
25
5,094
8,300
1993
1,493
1,694
0.9
11
7,100
6,257
1994
1,114
1,696
0.7
3
2,334
1,533
1995
592
1,237
0.5
3
4,899
2,344
1996
1,381
1,748
0.8
8
5,962
4,576
1997
599
1,467
0.4
3
4,971
2,030
1998
397
1,032
0.4
3
7,895
3,039
1999 415 1,178 0.4 3 6,800 2,393 2000 581 1,210 0.5 4 7,122 3,421 2001 122 587 0.2 1 7,038 1,459 Average of the years 1977-1990 1)
544
854
0.6
3
6,191
3,516
1991 2001 1,138 1,519 0.6 6 5,709 3,377
1) only former W.-Germany2) DEM – Germany Deutsche Marks
