As of November 27, Portugal had more land burned by wildfires than any other country in the Mediterranean basin in 2024. The Mediterranean country has lost nearly 143,400 hectares to wildland fires, a significant increase compared to the 97,731 hectares burned yearly on average between 2006 and 2023.
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Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of November 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country
(in hectares)
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European Forest Fire Information System. (November 27, 2024). Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of November 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of November 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares)." Chart. November 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2024). Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of November 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area Burned by Forest and Wildland Fires in The Mediterranean Basin as of November 2024, with Average for 2006 to 2023, by Country (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
European Forest Fire Information System, Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of November 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/ (last visited July 14, 2025)
Area burned by forest and wildland fires in the Mediterranean basin as of November 2024, with average for 2006 to 2023, by country (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, November 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412691/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-mediterranean-countries/
