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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2012
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 5 17.0 2.0 19.0
Alt Empordà 30 5,624.2 3,164.7 8,788.9
Alt Penedès 38 129.4 115.1 244.4
Alt Urgell 16 166.1 57.4 223.5
Alta Ribagorça 8 94.0 100.0 194.0
Anoia 25 68.2 45.3 113.5
Bages 30 219.2 54.1 273.3
Baix Camp 14 5.2 59.0 64.2
Baix Ebre 25 44.3 1,475.5 1,519.8
Baix Empordà 23 168.1 25.7 193.8
Baix Llobregat 53 1.9 7.0 9.0
Baix Penedès 13 0.8 3.8 4.6
Barcelonès 12 3.5 12.3 15.8
Berguedà 12 0.3 1.2 1.5
Cerdanya 12 31.0 227.2 258.3
Conca de Barberà 19 28.5 13.9 42.4
Garraf 14 190.7 176.9 367.6
Garrigues 11 1.9 12.1 14.0
Garrotxa 9 0.2 2.0 1.8
Gironès 20 321.2 28.3 349.5
Maresme 33 2.0 3.6 5.6
Montsià 8 0.7 12.3 13.0
Noguera 21 25.3 49.5 74.8
Osona 22 72.8 16.5 89.2
Pallars Jussà 33 30.0 117.9 147.9
Pallars Sobirà 6 197.1 168.0 365.1
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 4 0.0 0.1 0.1
Priorat 26 32.6 87.6 120.2
Ribera d'Ebre 8 202.1 1,032.2 1,234.3
Ripollès 6 0.1 0.6 0.7
Segarra 9 19.1 15.3 34.4
Segrià 35 8.7 14.6 23.2
Selva 25 10.1 2.1 12.2
Solsonès 8 4.5 0.1 4.6
Tarragonès 14 2.5 8.1 10.6
Terra Alta 11 13.6 133.0 146.6
Urgell 10 1.4 4.9 6.4
Val d'Aran 3 8.4 20.4 28.8
Vallès Occidental 43 1.3 4.8 6.0
Vallès Oriental 33 1.0 2.0 3.0
Catalonia 747 7,749.0 7,276.6 15,025.6
Metropolità 174 9.7 29.7 39.4
Comarques Gironines 117 6,123.9 3,223.2 9,347.0
Camp de Tarragona 78 85.8 170.6 256.4
Terres de l'Ebre 52 260.7 2,653.0 2,913.7
Ponent 86 56.3 96.4 152.7
Comarques Centrals 72 296.7 71.8 368.5
Alt Pirineu i Aran 78 526.8 690.9 1,217.8
Penedès 90 389.1 341.0 730.1
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.

Last update: March 26, 2013.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Fire
Violent fire, uncontrolled and of destructive effects, which spreads in houses, forests, etc.

Methodological aspects

Forests and forest land covering over half the area of Catalonia are a national wealth of extraordinary importance in terms of flora and fauna, the production of raw materials, the production of ecosystem and the contribution to leisure. The incidence of wooded masses on climate, hydrology, soil protection, air pollution and landscape makes their conservation be fundamental.

The fire is a phenomenon that occurs in several contexts and stages, has diverse origins and often has some devastating effects.