As of September 12, Greece had more land burned by wildfires than any other country in the Mediterranean basin in 2023. The Mediterranean country has lost nearly 173,800 hectares to wildland fires, a significant increase compared to the 43,490 hectares burned yearly on average between 2006 and 2022.
Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of September 2023, with average for 2006 to 2022, by country
(in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (September 12, 2023). Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of September 2023, with average for 2006 to 2022, by country (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of September 2023, with average for 2006 to 2022, by country (in hectares)." Chart. September 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2023). Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of September 2023, with average for 2006 to 2022, by country (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area Burned by Forest and Wildland Fires in The Mediterranean Basin as of September 2023, with Average for 2006 to 2022, by Country (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System, Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of September 2023, with average for 2006 to 2022, by country (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of September 2023, with average for 2006 to 2022, by country (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, September 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
