If only data from the EU (except Luxemburg) is considered, the increase in burnt area is more significant, reaching 86 %.Įxcluding war-torn Ukraine, Spain was the most affected by wildfires with a total of 315 705 ha. When due to methodological differences the Ukraine totals are excluded, records show a 4% increase in burnt area and a 48% one in the number of fires between 20. These countries suffered 16 941 fires that burnt 1 624 381 hectares (ha), which is about the size of Montenegro. Damages in 2022 exceeded those of 2021 and are only surpassed by those of 2017, according to data from the EFFIS Advance Report on Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2022, which offers a preliminary assessment of last year’s wildfires.ĮFFIS observed fires in 45 countries in 2022. 2022 was the second-worst wildfire season in the European Union since 2000 when the Copernicus’ European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) records began.
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