As of November 2024, Ukraine had more land burned by wildfires than any other country in Europe in that year. The East European country lost more than 906,000 hectares to forest and wildland fires. This was dramatically above the average of 42,000 hectares between 2006 and 2023.
With the ever increasing threat of climate change, the number of natural disasters has gone up in the past few years. Wildfires have become more common in places that never experienced them previously.
Area burned by wildfires in Europe in 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country
(in hectares)
The source does not provide a publication date. The release date given is the date of website access.
Data includes wildfires larger than 30 hectares, which make up roughly 80 percent of total fires. Countries with an average below 1,000 hectares were not included.
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European Forest Fire Information System. (November 27, 2024). Area burned by wildfires in Europe in 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260777/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-european-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area burned by wildfires in Europe in 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares)." Chart. November 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260777/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-european-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2024). Area burned by wildfires in Europe in 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260777/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-european-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area Burned by Wildfires in Europe in 2024, with Average for 2006 to 2023, by Country (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260777/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-european-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System, Area burned by wildfires in Europe in 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260777/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-european-countries/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Area burned by wildfires in Europe in 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, November 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260777/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-european-countries/
