U.S. fire statistics - property loss due to direct damage 1990-2022

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
In 2022, fires in the United States caused property loss of over 18 billion U.S. dollars. This is an increase from the previous year, when fires caused about 15.96 billion U.S. dollars in property loss.

Property loss in the U.S. due to fire from 1990 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)

CharacteristicProperty loss in million U.S. dollars
2022 18,072
2021 15,957
2020 21,866
2019 14,820
2018 25,600
2017 23,000
2016 10,600
2015 14,300
2014 11,600
2013 11,500
2012 12,400
2011 11,700
2010 11,600
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Property loss in million U.S. dollars7,8187,8189,4679,4678,2958,2958,5468,5468,1518,1518,9188,9189,4069,4068,5258,5258,6298,62910,02410,02410,20710,20744,02344,02310,33710,33712,36712,3679,7949,79410,67210,67211,30711,30714,63914,63915,47815,47812,53112,53111,60011,60011,70011,70012,40012,40011,50011,50011,60011,60014,30014,30010,60010,60023,00023,00025,60025,60014,82014,82021,86621,86615,95715,95718,07218,072199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001*200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
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Release date

September 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

Supplementary notes

* Includes 33.4 billion U.S. dollars in property loss that occurred from the events of 9/11/01. Direct property damage figures do not include indirect losses, like business interruption, and adjustments for inflation.
Data prior to 2019 taken from previous editions.

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