In 2022, around 6.7 million hectares of tree cover were lost worldwide due to fires, from which around 72 percent were boreal forest. Boreal forests, also known as taiga, are the northernmost forest on Earth, covering land across Alaska, Canada, northern Europe, and Russia. Russia and Canada were the two countries with the highest average forest lost by fires in 2022.
Annual tree cover loss caused by fires worldwide from 2001 to 2022, by climate domain
(in million hectares)
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WRI. (August 29, 2023). Annual tree cover loss caused by fires worldwide from 2001 to 2022, by climate domain (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423433/tree-cover-loss-due-to-fires-worldwide-by-climate-domain/
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