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 the first nine months of 2021, this figure stood at 946 hectares.
Turkey saw the largest area burned by wildfires in European countries in 2021.
Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2021
(in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (September 23, 2021). Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2021 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2022, 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 2021 (in hectares)." Chart. September 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2021). Area burned by wildfires in Sweden from 2009 to 2021 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 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 2021 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2021, 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 2021 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265608/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-sweden/ (last visited January 25, 2022)
