Human-caused wildfires in the U.S. resulted in more than 3.3 million acres being burned in 2022. The scale of wildfires has reached unprecedented levels in recent years, with the fire seasons in 2018 and 2020 being particularly devastating. There were 61,429 human-caused wildfires in the United States in 2022, while lightning was the most common naturally occurring cause for wildfires.
Acres burned by human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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National Interagency Fire Center. (January 26, 2023). Acres burned by human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943663/acres-burned-human-caused-wildfires-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Acres burned by human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943663/acres-burned-human-caused-wildfires-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2023). Acres burned by human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943663/acres-burned-human-caused-wildfires-us/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Acres Burned by Human-caused Wildfires in The United States from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943663/acres-burned-human-caused-wildfires-us/
National Interagency Fire Center, Acres burned by human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943663/acres-burned-human-caused-wildfires-us/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Acres burned by human-caused wildfires in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, January 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943663/acres-burned-human-caused-wildfires-us/
