California wildfires burned far fewer acres in 2022 than in recent years, despite a similar number of ignitions

5m acres burned

Over 4m acres

burned in 2020

4m

3m

2m

1m

362k

acres

0

2012

14

16

18

2020

22

10k fires

7,490

fires

8k

6k

4k

2k

0

2012

14

16

18

2020

22

5m acres burned

Over 4m acres

burned in 2020

4m

3m

2m

1m

362k

acres

0

2012

14

16

18

2020

22

10k fires

7,490

fires

8k

6k

4k

2k

0

2012

14

16

18

2020

22

5m acres burned

Over 4m acres

burned in 2020

4m

3m

2m

1m

362k

acres

0

2012

14

16

18

2020

22

10k fires

7,490

fires

8k

6k

4k

2k

0

2012

14

16

18

2020

22

5m acres burned

Over 4m acres

burned in 2020

4m

3m

2m

1m

362k

acres

0

2012

14

16

18

2020

22

10k fires

7,490

fires

8k

6k

4k

2k

0

2012

14

16

18

2020

22

Guardian graphic. Source: CAL FIRE. Note: Totals include both state and federal counts. Data is as of 28 November 2022.