There were a total of 61,429 human-caused wildfires recorded in the United States in 2022. This was an increase of nearly 8,800 fires compared to the previous year. Human activity is among the most common causes for wildfires next to weather phenomena such as lightning. Over 3.3 million acres were burned due to human-caused wildfires in the U.S. in 2022.
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National Interagency Fire Center. (January 26, 2023). Number of human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943649/human-caused-wildfires-united-states/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022." Chart. January 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943649/human-caused-wildfires-united-states/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2023). Number of human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943649/human-caused-wildfires-united-states/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of Human-caused Wildfires in The United States from 2001 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943649/human-caused-wildfires-united-states/
National Interagency Fire Center, Number of human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943649/human-caused-wildfires-united-states/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022 [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, January 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943649/human-caused-wildfires-united-states/