Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Wildfire in United States of America
United States of America: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Wildfire was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Wildfire in United States of America, 1991–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1 for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: wildfire in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.0% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: wildfire in United States of America peaked at 8 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1993.
That places United States of America 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Wildfire in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 | — |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1997 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 2001 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 2002 | 8 | +166.7% |
| 2003 | 3 | -62.5% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2006 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -80.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.25 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.6 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.17 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
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More climate change data for United States of America
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.1% (2100)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 6,164 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.95 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 20.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: wildfire in United States of America?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: wildfire in United States of America was 1 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: wildfire recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2002.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: wildfire recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1993.
- How does United States of America rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: wildfire?
- United States of America ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: wildfire rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Wildfire, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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