area of acres burnt due to wildland fires reached 10.12 million, making it the second greatest fire season in recent history.
Around 6,000 structures were destroyed by wildfires in the United States in 2021. This was significantly lower than the figures reported in 2020. The 2020 fire season was particularly devastating as the Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2021
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Statistics on Wildfires in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Deadliest wildfires worldwide 1990-2021
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Scale
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- Basic Statistic Total U.S. forest land in 2017, by region
- Basic Statistic Area burned by wildfires in the U.S. 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Area burned by wildfires in the U.S. 1983-2021
- Premium Statistic Human-caused wildfires in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Area burned by human-caused wildfires in the U.S. 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of wildfires in the U.S. 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic Largest wildfires by area burned in California 1932-2021
Effects
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- Premium Statistic Estimated drought and wildfire economic costs in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Costliest wildfires in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Wildfire suppression costs in California 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Structures burned by wildfires in the U.S. 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. states with highest property-related wildfire risk 2021
- Premium Statistic Most destructive wildfires in California 1932-2022
- Premium Statistic Deadliest wildfires in California 1932-2022
Public opinion
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CRS. (October 3, 2022). Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, 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 2021." Chart. October 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
CRS. (2022). Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2022, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2021 [Graph], CRS, October 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/