In 2023, almost 1,000 hectares of land burned by wildland and forest fires in Germany. The worst wildfire season recorded in the period in consideration was in 2022, with over 4,000 burned. That year, an unusually hot and dry summer had brought scorching temperatures to many parts of Germany, with drought conditions exacerbating fire risks in the country. Two years later, as of November 2024, Germany's area lost to wildfires amounted to a total of 826 hectares.
Area burned by wildfires in Germany from 2009 to 2024
(in hectares)
Characteristic
Area burned in hectares
2024*
826
2023
975
2022
4,293
2021
121
2020
314
2019
2,006
2018
3,622
2017
57
2016
314
2015
105
2014
0
2013
133
2012
0
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
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European Forest Fire Information System. (November 27, 2024). Area burned by wildfires in Germany from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328091/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-germany/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area burned by wildfires in Germany from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares)." Chart. November 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328091/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-germany/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2024). Area burned by wildfires in Germany from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328091/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-germany/
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Area burned by wildfires in Germany from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, November 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1328091/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-germany/
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