California Wildfire Burn Acreage and Preliminary Emissions Estimates

California Wildfire Burn Acreage

Burn Area (million acres)

1.6

1.35

1.4
1.2

1.34

1.04
0.94

1
0.8

0.79

0.75

0.72

0.6
0.4

1.59

0.56 0.53

0.49

0.55

0.43
0.27

0.24 0.23

0.2

0.22

0.20
0.09
2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Preliminary Estimates of California CO2 Emissions

50

45.7

45.5

45
40

36.7

35
30
25

22.8

21.2

22.9

15.9

15.2

13.9

15
10

19.2

19.2

20

14.4

9.6
6.1 6.7

5.4

5

2.1

1.4

3.5

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

0
2000

CO2 Emissions (million metric tons)

2002

2001

2000

0

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 Preliminary Estimates of California PM10 Emissions
675

PM10 Emissions (thousand short tons)

700

598

600
500

469

400
333 320
277

300
200
100

195

176

153
87

226

219

188

101

99
57
16

15

43

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Preliminary Estimates of California PM2.5 Emissions

700
600

572
507

500
397

400
282 272

300
235
200
100

160
74

191

186

166

149

129

86

84
48

13

13

36
2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

0
2000

PM2.5 Emissions (thousand short tons)

2002

2001

2000

0

Data Source: California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff's preliminary estimates using the FOFEM model and CALFIRE's
fire footprints. FOFEM does not model agricultural and developed lands.

Update Version 6/7/2019