As of November 2024, more than 500 hectares of land were burned by wildfires in Norway. Although Norway has far less forested area than its neighbor Sweden, wildfires have become more visible in recent years. The worst wildfire season within the past decade occurred in 2019, when over 4,500 hectares were lost.
Area burned by wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2024
(in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (November 27, 2024). Area burned by wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2024 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322240/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-norway/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area burned by wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2024 (in hectares)." Chart. November 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322240/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-norway/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2024). Area burned by wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2024 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322240/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-norway/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area Burned by Wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2024 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322240/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-norway/
European Forest Fire Information System, Area burned by wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2024 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322240/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-norway/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Area burned by wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2024 (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, November 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322240/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-norway/