Wildfires in Italy were more intense in 2023 when compared to the previous year. On July 22, 2023, the area burned by wildfires saw a 10-fold increase from the previous week – totaling nearly 20,000 hectares – and by August 12, 2023, Italy had a total burnt area of about 58,000 hectares. That year, Italy ranked second as the country with the largest area burned by wildfires in Europe, following Spain.
Cumulative area burned by wildfires in Italy from June 2021 to August 2023, with average for 2008 to 2022
(in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (August 15, 2023). Cumulative area burned by wildfires in Italy from June 2021 to August 2023, with average for 2008 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281326/area-burned-by-wildfire-per-week-in-italy/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Cumulative area burned by wildfires in Italy from June 2021 to August 2023, with average for 2008 to 2022 (in hectares) ." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281326/area-burned-by-wildfire-per-week-in-italy/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2023). Cumulative area burned by wildfires in Italy from June 2021 to August 2023, with average for 2008 to 2022 (in hectares) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281326/area-burned-by-wildfire-per-week-in-italy/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Cumulative Area Burned by Wildfires in Italy from June 2021 to August 2023, with Average for 2008 to 2022 (in Hectares) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281326/area-burned-by-wildfire-per-week-in-italy/
European Forest Fire Information System, Cumulative area burned by wildfires in Italy from June 2021 to August 2023, with average for 2008 to 2022 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281326/area-burned-by-wildfire-per-week-in-italy/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Cumulative area burned by wildfires in Italy from June 2021 to August 2023, with average for 2008 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281326/area-burned-by-wildfire-per-week-in-italy/