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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran 2017
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 10 2.2 1.8 4.0
Alt Empordà 18 5.3 1.7 7.0
Alt Penedès 20 3.7 9.3 13.0
Alt Urgell 6 0.4 0.5 0.9
Alta Ribagorça 4 3.8 18.7 22.5
Anoia 33 27.1 7.9 35.0
Aran 1 20.5 411.8 432.3
Bages 23 267.7 55.5 323.2
Baix Camp 11 0.2 2.1 2.3
Baix Ebre 60 42.1 145.7 187.8
Baix Empordà 19 2.2 0.3 2.4
Baix Llobregat 40 9.6 9.3 18.9
Baix Penedès 5 2.2 0.8 3.1
Barcelonès 7 0.5 4.9 5.4
Berguedà 4 2.3 1.8 4.1
Cerdanya 6 0.0 3.7 3.7
Conca de Barberà 16 2.6 5.8 8.4
Garraf 4 0.0 0.2 0.2
Garrigues 15 8.0 8.6 16.6
Garrotxa 12 0.3 1.3 1.6
Gironès 17 1.7 1.6 3.3
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 24 6.7 11.8 18.5
Moianès 2 9.3 1.6 11.0
Montsià 9 0.0 4.1 4.1
Noguera 21 17.8 12.2 30.0
Osona 13 0.8 0.5 1.3
Pallars Jussà 14 1.0 5.4 6.4
Pallars Sobirà 3 0.4 6.9 7.3
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 14 0.8 0.1 0.9
Priorat 6 0.9 1.0 1.9
Ribera d'Ebre 15 2.4 2.4 4.8
Ripollès 3 0.0 0.1 0.1
Segarra 14 9.5 4.4 13.9
Segrià 33 3.4 27.1 30.4
Selva 14 3.7 0.7 4.4
Solsonès 8 1.3 0.1 1.4
Tarragonès 18 1.9 1.7 3.6
Terra Alta 11 2.7 4.3 6.9
Urgell 11 19.1 8.2 27.3
Vallès Occidental 35 3.9 13.0 16.9
Vallès Oriental 30 4.5 3.0 7.5
Catalonia 629 492.6 801.8 1,294.4
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 6, 2018.

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.