This statistic depicts the land area affected by fire in the United States from 1990 to 2005. In 1990, the forest area affected by fire amounted to some 1.2 million hecatres, while the total land area affected by fire stood at some 1.7 million hectares.
Land area affected by fire in the United States from 1990 to 2005
(in 1,000 hecatres)
* Data revised based on new data from National Interagency Fire Center. Forest and other wooded land data prorated based on burn severity/NLCD overlays of major fires for 2004-2007. Ratios for 2005 applied to total fire area for 1990 and 2000. Number of fires prorated according to fire area for each period.
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FAO. (June 30, 2010). Land area affected by fire in the United States from 1990 to 2005 (in 1,000 hecatres) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252891/land-area-affected-by-fire-in-the-us-since-1990/
FAO. "Land area affected by fire in the United States from 1990 to 2005 (in 1,000 hecatres)." Chart. June 30, 2010. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252891/land-area-affected-by-fire-in-the-us-since-1990/
FAO. (2010). Land area affected by fire in the United States from 1990 to 2005 (in 1,000 hecatres). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252891/land-area-affected-by-fire-in-the-us-since-1990/
FAO. "Land Area Affected by Fire in The United States from 1990 to 2005 (in 1,000 Hecatres)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252891/land-area-affected-by-fire-in-the-us-since-1990/
FAO, Land area affected by fire in the United States from 1990 to 2005 (in 1,000 hecatres) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252891/land-area-affected-by-fire-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Land area affected by fire in the United States from 1990 to 2005 (in 1,000 hecatres) [Graph], FAO, June 30, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252891/land-area-affected-by-fire-in-the-us-since-1990/
