As a result of the changing climate and drier weather conditions, the risk of wildfires is increasing in Sweden. In 2018, forest fires were particularly devastating, with an area of over 20,000 hectares burned. In 2023, this figure stood at 188 hectares.
Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2023
(in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (December 4, 2023). Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares)." Chart. December 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2023). Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area Burned by Wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System, Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, December 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
