Around 4,300 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 2023
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National Interagency Fire Center. (January 30, 2024). Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2023." Chart. January 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
National Interagency Fire Center. (2024). Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
National Interagency Fire Center. "Number of Structures Burned by Wildfires in The United States from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
National Interagency Fire Center, Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2023 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of structures burned by wildfires in the United States from 2017 to 2023 [Graph], National Interagency Fire Center, January 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269895/structures-burned-by-us-wildfires/
