Refers to natural fires covering an area of 25 hectares and over for land-based forest protection and of 200 hectares and over for aerial forest protection.
The statistic has been compiled from several reports by the source.
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Number of natural disasters from large wildfires in Russia 2014-2021
Large wildfires that reached a scale of a natural disaster occurred ** times in Russia in 2021. To compare, in the previous year, ** catastrophes of that nature were recorded in the country. Of great concern were massive forest fires that took place in the summer of 2019, mostly in the Far Eastern and the Siberian federal districts.
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Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. (May 1, 2022). Number of natural disasters caused by large wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1048923/russia-number-of-natural-disasters-by-type/
Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. "Number of natural disasters caused by large wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021." Chart. May 1, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1048923/russia-number-of-natural-disasters-by-type/
Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. (2022). Number of natural disasters caused by large wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1048923/russia-number-of-natural-disasters-by-type/
Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. "Number of Natural Disasters Caused by Large Wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2022, /statistics/1048923/russia-number-of-natural-disasters-by-type/
Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, Number of natural disasters caused by large wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1048923/russia-number-of-natural-disasters-by-type/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Number of natural disasters caused by large wildfires in Russia from 2014 to 2021 [Graph], Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, May 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1048923/russia-number-of-natural-disasters-by-type/
