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Wildfires in the U.S.

Statistics report on wildland fires in the United States

Due to its vast forest area, the United States is no stranger to wildfires. Nonetheless, heatwaves and abnormal dry conditions, aggravated by climate change, have make such disasters more recurrent and stronger. This report provides an overview of wildfires in the United States. Included is information on numbers, acres burned, and the socio-economic and ecological effects of these fires.

This report is part of a series on the impacts of climate change.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Ten countries with most forest area 2025
  • Premium Statistic Global forest cover loss by wildfires 2001-2023
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest average forest cover loss by fires worldwide 2001-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global number of deaths caused by wildfires 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic Economic impacts caused by wildfires worldwide 1991-2023
  • Premium Statistic Most costly wildfires to the insurance industry worldwide 2013-2022

Scale

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  • Basic Statistic Number of wildfire disasters in the U.S. 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of wildland fires in the U.S. 1990-2025
  • Premium Statistic Human-caused wildfires in the U.S. 2001-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of wildfires in the U.S. 2025, by state
  • Premium Statistic Lightning-caused wildfires in the U.S. 2024, by state
  • Premium Statistic Area burned by wildfires in the U.S. 1983-2024
  • Premium Statistic Area burned by human-caused wildfires in the U.S. 2001-2024
  • Basic Statistic Area burned by wildfires in the U.S. 2025, by state

Effects

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  • Premium Statistic Economic impact caused by wildfires in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic Suppression costs of wildfires in the U.S. 1985-2023
  • Premium Statistic Structures burned by wildfires in the U.S. 2017-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths caused by wildfires in the U.S. 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic Wildfires with the highest death tolls in U.S. history 2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of displacements caused by wildfires in the U.S. 2008-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of people left homeless from wildfires in the U.S. 1991-2023
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