There were over 10,000 individual wildfires in California in 2020, making it the U.S. state seeing the highest number of wildfires that year. Fires that year were particularly devastating in California, with 4.09 million acres burned due to wildfires - roughly 40 percent of all land lost in the country.
Number of wildfires in the United States in 2020, by state
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National Fire Protection Association (National Interagency Coordination Center). (February 28, 2021). Number of wildfires in the United States in 2020, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Fire Protection Association (National Interagency Coordination Center). "Number of wildfires in the United States in 2020, by state." Chart. February 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Fire Protection Association (National Interagency Coordination Center). (2021). Number of wildfires in the United States in 2020, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Fire Protection Association (National Interagency Coordination Center). "Number of Wildfires in The United States in 2020, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/
National Fire Protection Association (National Interagency Coordination Center), Number of wildfires in the United States in 2020, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269724/number-of-us-wildfires-by-state/ (last visited January 22, 2022)
