U.S. Wildfires

U.S. Wildfire statistics provided by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) are available from January 2000—June 2025 for the Contiguous U.S.

U.S. Wildfires
January-December
Year	Acres	Fires	Acres/Fire
2024	8,851,142	61,685	143.49
2023	2,633,636	55,571	47.39
2022	7,534,403	66,255	113.72
2021	7,139,713	58,733	121.56
2020	10,274,679	58,258	176.37
2019	4,630,007	49,786	93.00
2018	8,582,609	55,911	153.50
2017	9,781,062	66,131	147.90
2016	5,446,520	65,575	83.06
2015	10,125,149	61,922	163.51
2014	3,587,561	63,345	56.64
2013	4,307,176	46,615	92.40
2012	9,221,639	67,265	137.09
2011	8,711,367	74,126	117.52
2010	3,422,724	71,971	47.56
2009	5,921,786	78,792	75.16
2008	5,292,468	78,979	67.01
2007	9,328,045	85,705	108.84
2006	9,873,745	96,385	102.44
2005	8,689,389	66,753	130.17
2004	8,097,880	65,461	123.71
2003	3,960,842	63,629	62.25
2002	7,184,712	73,457	97.81
2001	3,570,911	84,079	42.47
2000	7,393,493	92,250	80.15

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