Wildfires worldwide

Statistics report on wildland fires worldwide

Wildfires worldwide

With global temperatures hitting record highs, wildfires around the globe have become more severe and regular in past years, with 2023 set to break records in the number of deaths due to such disasters. This report provides an overview of wildfires worldwide, including data on the magnitude, hectares burned, and the socio-economic effects of these fires.

This report is part of a series on the impacts of climate change.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Global land temperature anomalies 1880-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of natural disasters worldwide 2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Global economic losses from natural disasters 2023, by type
  • Basic Statistic Damage caused by natural disasters worldwide 2023, by type of catastrophe
  • Premium Statistic Global number of drought disasters 1990-2022
  • Basic Statistic Global tree cover loss 2022, by dominant driver

Scale

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  • Basic Statistic Global number of large wildfire disasters 1980-2022
  • Premium Statistic Monthly number of nighttime fires worldwide 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global forest cover loss by wildfires 2001-2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest average forest cover loss by fires worldwide 2001-2022
  • Basic Statistic Annual tree cover loss due to fires worldwide 2001-2022, by climate domain
  • Premium Statistic Area burned by wildfires in the U.S. 1983-2022
  • Basic Statistic Area burned by wildfires in Canada 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Land burned by forest fires in Europe 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic Land burned by wildfires in the Mediterranean 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Number of forest fires in Russia 1992-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of forest fires in China 2012-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of wildfires in South America 2023, by country

Effects

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  • Premium Statistic Economic impacts caused by wildfires worldwide 1991-2023
  • Premium Statistic Most costly wildfires to the insurance industry worldwide 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global number of deaths caused by wildfires 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global number of people injured due to wildfires 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global number of people left homeless caused by wildfires 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of displacements by wildfires worldwide 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global wildfire carbon emissions 2003-2022
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