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 21,000 hectares burned. In 2024, this figure stood at 288 hectares.
Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2024
(in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (November 27, 2024). Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 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 2024 (in hectares)." Chart. November 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2024). Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 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 2024 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 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 2024 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, November 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
