Over the period from January 1 to December 30, 2024, the largest area burned by forest fires in Russia was recorded in the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, where wildfires swelled approximately 3.4 million hectares. In the Zabaykalsky Krai in the Far Eastern District, more than two million hectares were burned over the same period.
Area burned by forest fires in Russia from January 1 to December 30, 2024, by federal subject
(in 1,000 hectares)
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Aerial Forest Protection Service. (December 30, 2024). Area burned by forest fires in Russia from January 1 to December 30, 2024, by federal subject (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036723/russia-area-burnt-by-forest-fires-by-region/
Aerial Forest Protection Service. "Area burned by forest fires in Russia from January 1 to December 30, 2024, by federal subject (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. December 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036723/russia-area-burnt-by-forest-fires-by-region/
Aerial Forest Protection Service. (2024). Area burned by forest fires in Russia from January 1 to December 30, 2024, by federal subject (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036723/russia-area-burnt-by-forest-fires-by-region/
Aerial Forest Protection Service. "Area Burned by Forest Fires in Russia from January 1 to December 30, 2024, by Federal Subject (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036723/russia-area-burnt-by-forest-fires-by-region/
Aerial Forest Protection Service, Area burned by forest fires in Russia from January 1 to December 30, 2024, by federal subject (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036723/russia-area-burnt-by-forest-fires-by-region/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Area burned by forest fires in Russia from January 1 to December 30, 2024, by federal subject (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], Aerial Forest Protection Service, December 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036723/russia-area-burnt-by-forest-fires-by-region/
