List of largest fires of the 21st century
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This is a list of the largest fires of the 21st century.
| Name | Country | Area burned | Deaths | Years | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–2024 Australian bushfire season | Australia | 1,445,372 km2; 558,061 mi2 | 10 | 2023-2024 | [1] |
| 2024 South American wildfires | 858,669 km2; 331,534 mi2 | 154 | 2024 | [2][3][4][5] | |
| 2002–2003 Australian bushfire season | Australia | 540,000 km2; 210,000 mi2 | 7 | 2002-2004 | [6] |
| 2024 Brazil wildfires | Brazil | 474,381 km2; 183,160 mi2 | 2 | 2024 | [2][3] |
| 2019–2020 Australian bushfire season | Australia | 243,000–398,000 km2; 94,000–154,000 mi2 | 33 | 2019-2020 | [7][8][9] |
| 2003 Siberian taiga wildfires |
|
200,000 km2 | 0 | 2003 | [10] |
| 2023 Canadian wildfires | Canada | 184,960.51 km2; 71,413.65 mi2 | 9 | 2023 | [13] |
| 2021 Russia wildfires | Russia | 78,000–161,000 km2; 30,000–62,000 mi2 | 0 | 2021 | [14] |
| 2019 Siberia wildfires | Russia | 78,000 km2; 30,000 mi2 | 0 | 2019 | [15] |
| 2014 Northwest Territories fires | Canada | 30,000 km2; 12,000 mi2 | 0 | 2014 | [16] |
| 2020 California wildfires | United States | 17,797.3 km2; 6,871.6 mi2 | 33 | 2020 | [17] |
| 2022 European and Mediterranean Fires |
|
16,243.81 km2; 6,271.77 mi2 | 41 | 2022 | [18] |
| 2011 Texas wildfires | United States | 16,234.81 km2; 6,268.30 mi2 | 10 | 2011 | [19] |
| 2010 Bolivia forest fires | Bolivia | 15,000 km2; 5,800 mi2 | 0 | 2010 | [20] |
| 2006–2007 Australian bushfire season | Australia | 13,000 km2; 5,000 mi2 | 5 | 2006-2007 | [21] |
| 2017 British Columbia wildfires | Canada | 11,480 km2; 4,430 mi2 | 0 | 2017 | [22] |
| 2021 California wildfires | United States | 10,397.94 km2; 4,014.666 mi2 | 3 | 2021 | [23] |
| 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires |
|
9,064.95–9,307.76 km2; 3,500.00–3,593.75 mi2 | 2 | 2019 | [24] |
| 2018 California wildfires | United States | 7,992.89 km2; 3,086.072 mi2 | 100 | 2018 | [25] |
| 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire | Canada | 6,000 km2; 2,300 mi2 | 0 | 2016 | [26] |
| 2017 Chile wildfires | Chile | 5,000 km2; 1,900 mi2 | 11 | 2017 | [27] |
| 2024 California wildfires | United States | 4,361.34 km2; 1,683.923 mi2 | 1 | 2024 | [28] |
| 2022–2023 Chilean wildfire season | Chile | 4,316.57 km2; 1,666.64 mi2 | 0 | 2022-2023 | [29] |
| Smokehouse Creek Fire | United States | 4,283.52 km2; 1,653.878 mi2 | 1 | 2024 | [30] |
| 2009 Black Saturday bushfires | Australia | 4,010.73 km2; 1,548.55 mi2 | 173 | 2009 | [31] |
| Morrill Fire | United States | 2,603.59 km2; 1,005.25 mi2 | 1 | 2026 | [32] |
| 2026 Argentina wildfires | Argentina | 2,300 km2; 890 mi2 | 0 | 2026 | [33] |
| 2025 California wildfires | United States | 2,055.06 km2; 793.464 mi2 | 31 | 2025 | [34] |
| 2015 Russian wildfires | Russia | 1,070 km2; 410 mi2 | 33 | 2015 | [35] |
| 2025 South Korea wildfires | South Korea | 1,000 km2; 386 mi2 | 32 | 2025 | [36] |
| 2018 Attica wildfires | Greece | more than 40 km2; 15 mi2 | 104 | 2018 | [37] |
