Wildfires in Arkansas

Large wildfires have burned 394,821 acres of Arkansas since 1984, 27th among the states.

  • 395Kacres burned since 1984
  • 204large fires
  • 2003worst year, 106K acres
  • 27thamong the states for acres burned

Over time

Acres burned in Arkansas per year 1985: 1,148 1986: 2,268 1987: 4,814 1988: 2,373 1989: 1,438 1990: 680 1994: 1,684 1995: 3,230 1996: 2,394 1998: 16K 1999: 3,629 2000: 27K 2001: 11K 2002: 10K 2003: 106K 106K 2004: 17K 2005: 21K 2006: 44K 2007: 23K 2010: 5,674 2011: 22K 2012: 7,360 2013: 11K 2014: 4,350 2015: 3,364 2016: 29K 2017: 4,545 2018: 2,410 2021: 4,485 2022: 508 2023: 1,267 1985199019992004201120162023

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.