This statistic displays the number of wildfires mapped in Portugal of 25 hectares or more from 2008 to 2019**. Wildfires of this size are not a rarity in Portugal, but 2017 saw a peak of 414. As of April 1st 2019, approximately 88 wildfires of 25 hectares or more had been recorded.
Number of wildfires* in Portugal from 2008 to 2019
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European Forest Fire Information System. (April 3, 2019). Number of wildfires* in Portugal from 2008 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/991334/annual-wildfires-portugal/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Number of wildfires* in Portugal from 2008 to 2019." Chart. April 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991334/annual-wildfires-portugal/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2019). Number of wildfires* in Portugal from 2008 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991334/annual-wildfires-portugal/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Number of Wildfires* in Portugal from 2008 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991334/annual-wildfires-portugal/
European Forest Fire Information System, Number of wildfires* in Portugal from 2008 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/991334/annual-wildfires-portugal/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of wildfires* in Portugal from 2008 to 2019 [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, April 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/991334/annual-wildfires-portugal/
