Around 2,700 structures were destroyed by wildfires in the United States in 2022. This was significantly lower than the figures reported in 2020. The 2020 fire season was particularly devastating as the area of acres burnt due to wildland fires reached 10.1 million, making it the second greatest fire season in recent history.
Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2022
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CRS. (June 30, 2023). Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
CRS. "Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2022." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
CRS. (2023). Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
CRS. "Number of Structures Burned by Wildfires in The United States from 2017 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
CRS, Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2022 [Graph], CRS, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/