Forest fires
From 2010 to 2022, the number of forest fires and the area of burned land were recorded for various countries. The table rows are categorized by country, including Russia, Austria, and Belarus, allowing for a comparison of the scale of natural disasters across different regions. The data is presented as an annual breakdown covering thirteen years of monitoring
- Russia — Number of forest fires
- Portugal — Number of forest fires
- Spain — Number of forest fires
- Russia — Area of forest land affected by wildfires, thousand ha
- Poland — Number of forest fires
- Italy — Number of forest fires
Graph showing the dynamics of the number of forest fires and the area of burned forest land in Russia and other countries, 2010–2022
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2022
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2022. Rows: 66, periods: 3. Shown by items: Russia — Number of forest fires; Russia — Area of forest land affected by fires, thousand ha; Austria — Number of forest fires; Austria — Area of forest land affected by fires, thousand ha; Belarus — Number of forest fires and others
Russia — Number of forest fires: the indicator decreased from 33,423 to 12,528 over 2010–2022 — by a factor of 2.67. Of the 25 largest rows, 20 increased, 5 decreased
All table numbers are series: 66
How to read this table
The differences between rows show fire patterns in Russia compared to European countries. The intensity of fires in Russia, Austria, and Belarus can be compared using the annual indicators provided in the columns. This helps assess how the scale of such events in one country differs from that in neighboring or distant nations
What is visible in these numbers
The five highest values: Russia — Number of forest fires (33,423), Portugal — Number of forest fires (26,113), Spain — Number of forest fires (11,721), Russia — Area of forest land affected by fires (8,198), Poland — Number of forest fires (6,999). The gap between the highest and lowest is by a factor of 668,460. The top five account for 86.1% of the total across all items — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual, with 3 periods in the dataset. Of 75 possible values, 75 (100%) are filled; data gaps are virtually absent
The same indicator for other periods
These series cannot be stitched together Over the common period 2010 values diverge — Rosstat recalculated the indicator using a revised methodology. They cannot be combined into a single chart: a break would appear at the junction, which did not actually occur
| Indicator for 2010 | here | in the adjacent series | divergence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Россия — Число лесных пожаров | 33 423,0 | 33 423,0 | +0,0 |
| Россия — Площадь лесных земель, пройденная пожарами, тыс. га | 1 962,3 | 1 962,3 | +0,0 |
| Австрия — Число лесных пожаров | 144,0 | 144,0 | +0,0 |
| Австрия — Площадь лесных земель, пройденная пожарами, тыс. га | 0,0 | 0,0 | +0,0 |
| Беларусь — Число лесных пожаров | 607,0 | 607,0 | +0,0 |
| Беларусь — Площадь лесных земель, пройденная пожарами, тыс. га | 0,4 | 0,4 | +0,0 |
| Болгария — Число лесных пожаров | 222,0 | 222,0 | +0,0 |
| Болгария — Площадь лесных земель, пройденная пожарами, тыс. га | 6,5 | 6,5 | +0,0 |
| Германия — Число лесных пожаров | 780,0 | 780,0 | +0,0 |
| Германия — Площадь лесных земель, пройденная пожарами, тыс. га | 0,5 | 0,5 | +0,0 |
| Греция — Число лесных пожаров | 1 052,0 | 1 052,0 | +0,0 |
| Греция — Площадь лесных земель, пройденная пожарами, тыс. га | 9,0 | 9,0 | +0,0 |
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Period and application
This information is relevant for comparing environmental conditions and the frequency of natural disasters over the last thirteen years. The data is useful for ecologists, forestry specialists, and those monitoring climate change and fire safety on a global scale
How it is calculated
Noted in the source itself: For foreign countries — total area of land affected by fires. According to Rosleskhoz, based on year-end data
1) По странам дальнего зарубежья – общая площадь земель, пройденная пожарами.
2) По данным Рослесхоза, по итогам за год.
3) 2023 г. – 12241.
4) 2023 г. – 3205,1 тыс. га.
5) Без данных по территории левобережья р. Днестр и г. Бендеры.
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