Globally, nine million hectares of tree cover were lost to wildfires in 2023. During the same year, the total area of tree cover loss caused by fires in general (wildfires and other fire events like clearing for agriculture) amounted to 11.9 million hectares.
Loss of tree cover due to wildfires worldwide from 2001 to 2023
(in million hectares)
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GFW. (May 27, 2024). Loss of tree cover due to wildfires worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401539/forest-loss-by-wildfires/
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GFW. (2024). Loss of tree cover due to wildfires worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401539/forest-loss-by-wildfires/
GFW. "Loss of Tree Cover Due to Wildfires Worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401539/forest-loss-by-wildfires/
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Loss of tree cover due to wildfires worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in million hectares) [Graph], GFW, May 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1401539/forest-loss-by-wildfires/
