Table 1 Mining affected and reclaimed areas in the main lignite mining districts of Germany, data as of 2021 [9, 10]
| Â | Lignite production [Mt] | Total utilized area [km2] | Operating area [km2] | Reclaimed area | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total area | Arable land | Forest area | Water bodies | Others | |||||||||
[km2] | (%) | [km2] | (%) | [km2] | (%) | [km2] | (%) | [km2] | (%) | ||||
Rhineland | 62.6 | 338.4 | 99.6 | 238.8 | 100 | 130.5 | 54.6 | 88.0 | 36.9 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 12.1 | 5.1 |
Lusatia | 46.8 | 899.5 | 308.0 | 591.5 | 100 | 106.9 | 18.1 | 318.9 | 53.9 | 89.8 | 15.2 | 75.8 | 12.8 |
Central Germany | 16.9 | 490.3 | 124.3 | 366.0 | 100 | 94.2 | 25.7 | 116.6 | 31.9 | 124.2 | 33.9 | 31.4 | 8.6 |
Helmstedt | 0.0 | 25.3 | 9.8 | 15.5 | 100 | 7.0 | 45.2 | 7.2 | 46.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 5.8 |