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Forest fires

Forest fires Catalonia. 2022
Value Variation (%)
Fires (number) 643 5.9
Affected area (hectares) 5,835.0 140.9
With trees 3,279 124.7
With no trees 2,556 165.3
% over the total forest area 0.28 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Source:
Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda.
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Forest fires Spain. 2022
Value Variation (%)
Fires (number) 10,503 18.8
Affected area (hectares) 267,939.6 204.6
With trees 115,174 370.0
With no trees 152,766 140.7
% over the total forest area 0.96 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
Note: Year data of 2022 for Spain are provisionals.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 8, 2023.

INCEN

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Statistics on Forest Fires (INCEN).

Methodological note

The information on forest fires consists of the number of fires registered annually and also the total area affected, specifying whether this area was forested or not.

As for the causes of these fires, they can be classified into five general categories:

  • Accidental: trains, power lines, military operations, motors
  • Intentional
  • Natural
  • Negligent: landfills, crop/pasture burning, camp-fires, smokers, forestry work
  • Unknown