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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran 2016
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 3 0.1 0.3 0.4
Alt Empordà 29 23.9 15.7 39.6
Alt Penedès 26 5.8 1.1 6.9
Alt Urgell 2 8.4 5.2 13.5
Alta Ribagorça 6 1.2 5.7 6.9
Anoia 26 2.3 4.1 6.4
Aran 2 0.0 27.5 27.5
Bages 23 45.9 6.7 52.6
Baix Camp 10 4.4 5.4 9.8
Baix Ebre 32 3.3 6.3 9.7
Baix Empordà 22 44.1 8.6 52.8
Baix Llobregat 35 2.4 14.7 17.1
Baix Penedès 16 203.8 80.4 284.2
Barcelonès 9 0.8 22.1 22.9
Berguedà 16 0.7 0.7 1.4
Cerdanya 5 0.8 3.9 4.7
Conca de Barberà 12 3.4 5.8 9.2
Garraf 3 9.7 4.3 14.0
Garrigues 4 0.3 0.4 0.7
Garrotxa 2 1.4 0.0 1.4
Gironès 9 0.5 0.5 1.0
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 21 0.9 7.5 8.4
Moianès 4 0.1 0.1 0.2
Montsià 6 0.2 3.3 3.5
Noguera 17 3.5 7.2 10.8
Osona 12 0.5 0.4 0.9
Pallars Jussà 7 0.2 5.5 5.7
Pallars Sobirà 5 81.9 553.8 635.7
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 15 3.3 0.0 3.3
Priorat 15 1.0 3.2 4.2
Ribera d'Ebre 9 2.0 0.0 2.0
Ripollès 4 1.1 2.0 3.0
Segarra 3 13.4 9.5 22.9
Segrià 13 1.2 2.2 3.4
Selva 23 52.8 3.6 56.5
Solsonès 2 1.0 0.0 1.0
Tarragonès 21 181.7 60.1 241.8
Terra Alta 7 0.7 0.2 0.9
Urgell 7 242.1 172.8 414.9
Vallès Occidental 53 1.0 6.1 7.1
Vallès Oriental 24 1.4 0.5 1.9
Catalonia 560 953.5 1,057.5 2,011.0
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 11, 2017.

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.