1-1.5 Million Hectares
Typical Bad-Year Acreage
2004 (2.6M Hectares)
Record Year
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
| Indicator | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Average Annual Acres Burned (thousands of hectares) | 500 | 100 |
National ranking
Alaska ranks #3 of 30 states by acres burned per year.
| #1 | Kentucky | 0 |
| #2 | Louisiana | 0 |
| #3 | Alaska | 2 |
| #4 | Wisconsin | 3 |
| #5 | Ohio | 4.5 |
| #6 | South Dakota | 6 |
| #7 | New Jersey | 7 |
| #8 | Virginia | 10 |
| #9 | Michigan | 10 |
| #10 | Minnesota | 15 |
| #11 | Wyoming | 20 |
| #12 | Georgia | 22 |
| #13 | North Carolina | 25 |
| #14 | Vermont | 49 |
| #15 | Delaware | 50 |
| #16 | Florida | 60 |
| #17 | Colorado | 150 |
| #18 | New Hampshire | 200 |
| #19 | Rhode Island | 200 |
| #20 | Arizona | 220 |
| #21 | Washington | 330 |
| #22 | Maine | 500 |
| #23 | Utah | 1,000 |
| #24 | Indiana | 1,500 |
| #25 | Massachusetts | 2,000 |
| #26 | Illinois | 9,000 |
| #27 | Missouri | 25,000 |
| #28 | New Mexico | 150,000 |
| #29 | Montana | 160,000 |
| #30 | Oregon | 200,000 |
Overview
Lightning-sparked fires sweep across Alaska's remote boreal forest and tundra almost every summer, and in severe years such as 2004 they have burned more than 2.6 million hectares, an area larger than several US states combined.
Did you know?
- The 2004 Alaska fire season burned about 2.6 million hectares, the largest area on record for the state.