This statistic shows the number of people affected by major forest, brush or wildfires from 1900 to 2016*. Approximately 100,683 persons were affected by wildfire in Russia on July 20, 1998.
Number of people affected by major forest, brush or wildfires between 1900 and 2016*
Characteristic
Number of victims
Indonesia, Forest fire (Oct 1994)
3,000,000
Macedonia FRY, Forest fire (July 2007)
1,000,000
United States, Scrub/grassland fire (Oct 2007)
640,064
Indonesia, Forest fire (Sep 2015)
409,664
Argentina, Forest fire (Jan 1987)
152,752
Portugal, Forest fire (Jan 2003)
150,000
Paraguay, Forest fire (Sep 2007)
125,000
Russia, Forest fire (July 1998)
100,683
Democratic Republic of Congo, Forest fire (Aug 2015)
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Number of people affected by major forest, brush or wildfires between 1900 and 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/267802/individuals-affected-by-the-most-significant-wildfires/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of people affected by major forest, brush or wildfires between 1900 and 2016*." Chart. November 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267802/individuals-affected-by-the-most-significant-wildfires/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). Number of people affected by major forest, brush or wildfires between 1900 and 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267802/individuals-affected-by-the-most-significant-wildfires/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Number of People Affected by Major Forest, Brush or Wildfires between 1900 and 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267802/individuals-affected-by-the-most-significant-wildfires/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Number of people affected by major forest, brush or wildfires between 1900 and 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/267802/individuals-affected-by-the-most-significant-wildfires/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of people affected by major forest, brush or wildfires between 1900 and 2016* [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267802/individuals-affected-by-the-most-significant-wildfires/