This statistic displays the number of wildfires recorded in Sweden of 25 hectares or more from 2008 to 2019. From 2008 to 2017, the largest number of annual wildfires of this size recorded was 12. However, 2018 saw a huge increase in the number of wildfires of 25 hectares or more, with approximately 74 recorded. In the same year, 56 percent of respondents to a survey said that they were worried the number of forest fires will increase due to climate change in the future.
Number of wildfires* in Sweden from 2008 to 2019
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European Forest Fire Information System. (April 3, 2019). Number of wildfires* in Sweden from 2008 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/991263/annual-wildfires-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Number of wildfires* in Sweden from 2008 to 2019." Chart. April 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991263/annual-wildfires-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2019). Number of wildfires* in Sweden from 2008 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991263/annual-wildfires-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Number of Wildfires* in Sweden from 2008 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991263/annual-wildfires-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System, Number of wildfires* in Sweden from 2008 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991263/annual-wildfires-sweden/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of wildfires* in Sweden from 2008 to 2019 [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, April 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/991263/annual-wildfires-sweden/