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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran 2018
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 7 5.7 1.5 7.2
Alt Empordà 18 2.6 21.5 24.2
Alt Penedès 19 1.5 2.0 3.5
Alt Urgell 2 0.3 1.1 1.4
Alta Ribagorça 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anoia 11 0.1 0.3 0.4
Aran 2 0.6 1.3 1.9
Bages 2 0.0 0.1 0.1
Baix Camp 5 1.0 3.4 4.4
Baix Ebre 12 1.3 1.2 2.4
Baix Empordà 9 8.0 1.4 9.3
Baix Llobregat 25 0.5 9.8 10.3
Baix Penedès 6 0.1 1.7 1.7
Barcelonès 8 0.1 5.1 5.2
Berguedà 3 0.8 0.3 1.0
Cerdanya 1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Conca de Barberà 8 0.3 0.5 0.8
Garraf 14 0.4 0.6 1.0
Garrigues 14 0.4 13.8 14.2
Garrotxa 2 0.8 0.0 0.8
Gironès 3 0.1 0.0 0.1
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 16 1.6 16.5 18.1
Moianès 4 1.3 1.4 2.8
Montsià 7 0.4 0.8 1.2
Noguera 6 0.2 1.3 1.5
Osona 9 1.8 6.2 7.9
Pallars Jussà 9 0.3 0.7 1.0
Pallars Sobirà 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla d'Urgell 20 0.3 4.7 5.0
Pla de l'Estany 7 0.3 0.2 0.6
Priorat 6 0.1 0.8 1.0
Ribera d'Ebre 1 0.0 0.3 0.3
Ripollès 5 0.2 0.0 0.2
Segarra 1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Segrià 6 0.1 0.2 0.3
Selva 7 4.3 1.2 5.5
Solsonès 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tarragonès 4 0.7 0.0 0.7
Terra Alta 10 1.5 1.7 3.2
Urgell 3 0.8 0.2 0.9
Vallès Occidental 12 0.2 0.8 1.0
Vallès Oriental 8 0.3 0.1 0.4
Catalonia 312 38.8 102.6 141.3
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: February 8, 2019.

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.