The main cause of wildfires in Chile is arson. Between July 2022 and June 2023, arson resulted in a total of 138,800 hectares affected by fire across the South American country. Only less than one hectare of Chile's wildfires that season originated from natural causes. Meanwhile, the source of approximately 42,200 hectares struck by forest fires remains unknown. Chile saw a total area of over 429,100 hectares affected by wildfires in 2022-2023.
Total area affected by wildfires in Chile in the season 2022-2023, by cause
(in hectares)
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Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF). (November 27, 2023). Total area affected by wildfires in Chile in the season 2022-2023, by cause (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387843/area-affected-by-wildfires-by-cause-chile/
Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF). "Total area affected by wildfires in Chile in the season 2022-2023, by cause (in hectares)." Chart. November 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387843/area-affected-by-wildfires-by-cause-chile/
Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF). (2023). Total area affected by wildfires in Chile in the season 2022-2023, by cause (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387843/area-affected-by-wildfires-by-cause-chile/
Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF). "Total Area Affected by Wildfires in Chile in The Season 2022-2023, by Cause (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387843/area-affected-by-wildfires-by-cause-chile/
Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), Total area affected by wildfires in Chile in the season 2022-2023, by cause (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387843/area-affected-by-wildfires-by-cause-chile/ (last visited November 15, 2024)
Total area affected by wildfires in Chile in the season 2022-2023, by cause (in hectares) [Graph], Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), November 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387843/area-affected-by-wildfires-by-cause-chile/
