As of November 2023, more than 8,000 hectares of land have been lost due to wildfires in the United Kingdom. In the past decade, forest and wildland fires have become more prevalent in the country, with the most devastating fire season being the one in 2019.
Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2023
(in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (November 22, 2023). Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares)." Chart. November 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2023). Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area Burned by Wildfires in The United Kingdom from 2009 to 2023 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
European Forest Fire Information System, Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2023 (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, November 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
