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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran 2021
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 9 1.4 5.8 7.2
Alt Empordà 29 25.9 432.8 458.7
Alt Penedès 34 2.3 2.9 5.2
Alt Urgell 8 0.3 0.0 0.3
Alta Ribagorça 3 0.1 0.2 0.3
Anoia 21 1,111.4 180.8 1,292.2
Aran 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bages 16 1.7 2.0 3.6
Baix Camp 11 0.3 3.2 3.4
Baix Ebre 11 0.3 2.4 2.7
Baix Empordà 40 53.6 48.8 102.5
Baix Llobregat 45 95.4 109.4 204.8
Baix Penedès 11 1.4 1.0 2.4
Barcelonès 24 0.7 18.5 19.2
Berguedà 7 0.2 0.3 0.4
Cerdanya 4 4.4 3.1 7.5
Conca de Barberà 17 44.8 14.5 59.3
Garraf 5 0.7 0.0 0.7
Garrigues 19 7.3 1.9 9.2
Garrotxa 4 0.0 0.5 0.6
Gironès 27 1.4 2.6 4.0
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 16 12.9 2.4 15.3
Moianès 2 0.3 0.1 0.4
Montsià 6 0.0 5.2 5.2
Noguera 27 8.2 14.9 23.1
Osona 11 1.4 0.4 1.8
Pallars Jussà 9 0.4 3.4 3.8
Pallars Sobirà 8 0.8 2.1 2.9
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Priorat 3 1.5 1.0 2.5
Ribera d'Ebre 10 4.4 3.2 7.6
Ripollès 2 0.0 0.1 0.1
Segarra 6 0.1 10.7 10.8
Segrià 26 11.2 40.7 51.9
Selva 9 2.2 0.0 2.2
Solsonès 12 3.1 0.5 3.5
Tarragonès 14 2.9 11.3 14.2
Terra Alta 7 49.6 21.4 71.0
Urgell 12 1.3 3.4 4.6
Vallès Occidental 47 3.7 9.1 12.8
Vallès Oriental 34 1.4 2.7 4.1
Catalonia 607 1,459.2 963.1 2,422.3
Source: Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 16, 2022.

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.