As of December 2023, more than 940 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 2023
(in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (December 4, 2023). Area burned by wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2023 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 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 2023 (in hectares)." Chart. December 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322240/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-norway/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2023). Area burned by wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2023 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 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 2023 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2023, 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 2023 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322240/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-norway/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Area burned by wildfires in Norway from 2008 to 2023 (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, December 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322240/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-norway/