As a result of the changing climate and drier weather conditions, the risk of wildfires is increasing in Sweden. In 2018, forest fires were particularly devastating, with an area of over 20,000 hectares burned. In 2022, this figure stood at 266 hectares.
Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2022 (in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (October 10, 2022). Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2022 (in hectares)." Chart. October 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2022). Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2022 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area Burned by Wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2022 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System, Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2022 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2022 (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, October 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/