As of October 2024, more than 2,000 hectares of land have been lost due to wildfires in the United Kingdom since January 2024. In the past decade, forest and wildland fires have become more prevalent in the country, with the most devastating fire season being the one in 2019.
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European Forest Fire Information System. (October 9, 2024). Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares)." Chart. October 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
European Forest Fire Information System. (2024). Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
European Forest Fire Information System. "Area Burned by Wildfires in The United Kingdom from 2009 to 2024 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
European Forest Fire Information System, Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 08, 2026)
Area burned by wildfires in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2024 (in hectares) [Graph], European Forest Fire Information System, October 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322219/area-burned-by-wildfire-in-the-uk/
