Forest Fire Statistics of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1998, Tab. 9
(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.9. Number and Causes of Forest Fires; Area of Damage and Extent of Damage
With Intent (Arson)
Negligence
Other Causes Determined by Action
Natural Causes such as Lightning
Causes Unknown
Total
Damage (estimated)
Year
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Number
Area (ha)
Mio. DEM2)
DEM/ ha
1977 1)
172
80
384
151
248
215
2
–
294
167
1,100
613
2.5
4,078
1978 1)
94
32
212
76
157
103
8
–
163
78
634
289
1.2
4,152
1979 1)
75
34
219
79
203
154
2
–
201
89
700
356
1.2
3,371
1980 1)
132
57
471
368
375
886
4
1
388
233
1,370
1,545
3.8
2,460
1981 1)
125
33
255
143
79
207
1
–
184
114
644
497
2.5
5,030
1982 1)
223
138
441
164
198
327
3
1
379
121
1,244
751
3.7
4,927
1983 1)
197
92
296
150
227
256
22
1
367
293
1,109
792
6.7
8,460
1984 1)
183
105
460
264
148
303
2
–
370
203
1,163
875
5.1
5,829
1985 1)
146
47
163
67
72
86
2
–
139
42
522
242
1.3
5,372
1986 1)
146
36
151
48
121
152
5
1
195
56
618
293
1.4
4,778
1987 1)
99
41
168
136
105
96
2
–
110
46
484
319
1.6
5,016
1988 1)
143
21
164
432
104
86
6
–
142
127
559
282
1.4
4,965
1989 1)
237
64
192
39
135
117
12
1
230
60
806
281
1.8
6,406
1990 1)
225
86
311
131
152
146
28
6
285
113
1,001
481
10.5
21,830
1991
460
127
395
245
333
309
11
4
647
236
1,846
920
3.3
3,587
1992
550
309
710
680
386
1,274
133
966
1,233
1,679
3,012
4,908
25.0
5,093
1993
385
178
466
444
112
119
79
11
652
740
1,694
1,493
10.6
7,099
1994
345
170
485
352
111
84
131
50
624
459
1,696
1,114
2.6
3,334
1995
273
149
345
230
40
18
51
15
528
180
1,237
592
2.9
4,899
1996
334
204
555
477
133
300
16
1
710
400
1,748
1,381
8.2
5,937
1997
355
115
381
172
154
126
36
9
541
178
1,467
599
3.0
4,971
1998
221
61
202
108
172
86
66
9
371
134
1,032
397
3.1
7,895
1999 330 122 226 91 56 24 63 9 503 167 1,178 415 2.8 6,800 2000 306 96 199 65 87 104 89 31 529 286 1,210 581 4.1 7,122 2001 159 33 113 19 58 30 20 2 237 38 587 122 0.9 7,038 Changes from 2000 to 2001 in %: -48 -65 -43 -71 -33 -71 -78 -95 -55 -87 -51 -79 -79 -1 The average of the years: 1977-19901)
157
62
278
161
166
224
7
1
246
124
854
544
3.2
6,191
1991-2001 338 142 371 262 149 225 63 101 598 409 1,519 1,138 6.1 5,798
1) only former W.-Germany
2) DEM – Germany Deutsche Marks
