I get a slope of 61,783 ± 31,227 for that data via linear regression. That means 2,471,320 HA more per year burning now compared to 40 years ago.
It wasn't exceeding 1.8M HA per year in the 80s+90s other than the peaks in 89, 94/95, and 99. It exceeded that amount 13 times since 2002.
The average fit yearly burn has increased from 1.2M HA in 1980 to 3.6M HA in 2023.
I get a slope of 61,783 ± 31,227 for that data via linear regression. That means 2,471,320 HA more per year burning now compared to 40 years ago.
It wasn't exceeding 1.8M HA per year in the 80s+90s other than the peaks in 89, 94/95, and 99. It exceeded that amount 13 times since 2002.
The average fit yearly burn has increased from 1.2M HA in 1980 to 3.6M HA in 2023.