This statistic shows the leading causes of wildfires in the United States from 1992 to 2012, by season. During that time period, 38 percent of human-caused wildfires began in spring, compared to only nine percent of wildfires caused by lightning strikes.
Leading causes of wildfires in the United States from 1992 to 2012, by season
245,446 lightning-started fires and 1,272,076 human-started wildfires
Supplementary notes
Human-caused wildfires are those caused by equipment use, smoking, campfires, railroad, arson, debris burning, children, fireworks, power lines, structures, and miscellaneous fires.
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PNAS. (March 14, 2017). Leading causes of wildfires in the United States from 1992 to 2012, by season [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943157/leading-causes-wildfires-us-season/
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PNAS. (2017). Leading causes of wildfires in the United States from 1992 to 2012, by season. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943157/leading-causes-wildfires-us-season/
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