Large wildfires that reached a scale of a natural disaster occurred 24 times in Russia in 2021. To compare, in the previous year, 25 catastrophes of that nature were recorded in the country. Of great concern were massive forest fires that took place in the summer of 2019, mostly in the Far Eastern and the Siberian federal districts.
Number of natural disasters caused by large wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021
Refers to natural fires covering an area of 25 hectares and over for land-based forest protection and of 200 hectares and over for aerial forest protection.
The statistic has been compiled from several reports by the source.
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Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. (May 1, 2022). Number of natural disasters caused by large wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048923/russia-number-of-natural-disasters-by-type/
Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. "Number of natural disasters caused by large wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021." Chart. May 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048923/russia-number-of-natural-disasters-by-type/
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Number of natural disasters caused by large wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021 [Graph], Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, May 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1048923/russia-number-of-natural-disasters-by-type/
