Bruna Alves
Research lead covering environment and sustainability
Detailed statistics
Global economic losses from natural disasters 2023, by type
Detailed statistics
Deadliest wildfires worldwide 1990-2021
Detailed statistics
Global estimated wildfire growth 2030-2050
Global land temperature anomalies 1880-2023
Annual anomalies in global land surface temperature from 1880 to 2023, based on temperature departure (in degrees Celsius)
Number of natural disasters worldwide 2023, by type
Number of natural disasters worldwide in 2023, by type
Global economic losses from natural disasters 2023, by type
Economic loss from natural disaster events worldwide in 2023, by peril (in billion U.S. dollars)
Damage caused by natural disasters worldwide 2023, by type of catastrophe
Cost of damages caused by natural disasters in 2023, by type of disaster (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global number of drought disasters 1990-2023
Number of drought disasters worldwide from 1990 to 2023
Global tree cover loss 2023, by dominant driver
Global annual tree cover loss in 2023, by dominant driver (in million hectares)
Global number of large wildfire disasters 1980-2022
Number of large wildfire disasters worldwide from 1980 to 2022
Monthly number of nighttime fires worldwide 2016-2023
Monthly Sentinel-3A nighttime fires worldwide from May 2016 to October 2023
Global forest cover loss by wildfires 2001-2023
Loss of tree cover due to wildfires worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in million hectares)
Countries with the highest average forest cover loss by fires worldwide 2001-2022
Countries with the biggest annual average loss of tree cover by fires worldwide from 2001 to 2022 (in million hectares)
Annual tree cover loss due to fires worldwide 2001-2022, by climate domain
Annual tree cover loss caused by fires worldwide from 2001 to 2022, by climate domain (in million hectares)
Area burned by wildfires in the U.S. 1983-2023
Acres burned by wildfires in the United States from 1983 to 2023 (in millions)
Area burned by wildfires in Canada 2000-2023
Area of land burned by forest fires in Canada from 2000 to 2023 (in hectares)
Land burned by forest fires in Europe 2023, by country
Area burned by wildfires in Europe in 2023, with average for 2006 to 2022, by country (in hectares)
Land burned by wildfires in the Mediterranean 2023, by country
Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of September 2023, with average for 2006 to 2022, by country (in hectares)
Number of forest fires in Russia 1992-2021
Number of forest fires in Russia from 1992 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
Number of forest fires in China 2012-2022
Number of forest fires in China from 2012 to 2022
Number of wildfires in South America 2023, by country
Number of wildfires in South America in 2023, by country or territory
Economic impacts caused by wildfires worldwide 1991-2023
Economic damages caused by wildfires worldwide from 1991 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
Most costly wildfires to the insurance industry worldwide 2013-2022
Most costly wildfires to the insurance industry worldwide from 2013 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global number of deaths caused by wildfires 1990-2024
Number of deaths due to wildfires worldwide from 1990 to 2024
Global number of people injured due to wildfires 1990-2023
Number of people with injuries caused by wildfires worldwide from 1990 to 2023
Global number of people left homeless caused by wildfires 1990-2023
Number of people left homeless due to wildfires worldwide from 1990 to 2023
Number of displacements by wildfires worldwide 2008-2023
Number of internal displacements of people due to wildfires worldwide from 2008 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
Global wildfire carbon emissions 2003-2023
Estimated annual carbon emissions from wildland fires worldwide from 2003 to 2023 (in million metric tons)
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