Forest fires in Russia and the world, statistics
From 2010 to 2023, the number of forest fires varied depending on environmental conditions in different countries. In this dataset, Russia, Austria, and Belarus are listed in separate rows to allow for a comparison of the scale of incidents in these nations. The data is organized by year, enabling a longitudinal view of fire trends over thirteen years
- Poland — Number of forest fires
- Italy — Number of forest fires
- Russia — Area of forest land affected by wildfires, thousand ha
- Germany — Number of forest fires
- Norway — Number of forest fires
- Greece — Number of forest fires
Chart of the number of forest fires in Russia and worldwide, 2010–2023
Who grew, who fell: 2010 → 2023
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2010–2023. Series: 66, periods: 3. Table rows: 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 fell from 33 423 to 12 241 over 2010–2023 — by a factor of 2.73. Of the 25 largest series, 15 increased and 10 decreased
All table numbers are series: 66
How to read this table
The table rows represent different countries, while the columns show specific years. Comparing the figures for Russia, Austria, and Belarus highlights differences in forest fire frequency on an international scale. In Russia, the number of fires during this period changed from 33423 in 2010 to 3205.1 in 2023, as shown in the statistics
What is visible in these numbers
Top five values: Russia — Number of forest fires (33 423), Portugal — Number of forest fires (26 113), Spain — Number of forest fires (11 721), Poland — Number of forest fires (6 999), Italy — Number of forest fires (6 529). The gap between the highest and lowest is 557 050 times. The top five account for 88.9% of the total across all entries — 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 — missing data 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
The statistics cover the period from 2010 to 2023 and include data for Russia and several other countries. The data is updated as reports are received and is intended for ecologists, fire safety specialists, and researchers of natural disasters
How it is calculated
Source notes: For non-CIS countries — total area of land affected by fires. According to Rosleskhoz data, as of the end of the year
1) По странам дальнего зарубежья – общая площадь земель, пройденная пожарами.
2) По данным Рослесхоза, по итогам за год.
3) 2024 г. – 9373.
4) 2024 г. – 7073,7 тыс. га.
5) Без данных по территории левобережья р. Днестр и г. Бендеры.
6) По данным национальной и региональной базы данных ландшафтных пожаров GFMC.
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