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Forest fires. By causes

Forest fires. By causes Catalonia. 2024
Value Variation (%)
Total 437 -29.2
Accidental 56 -30.9
Railways 0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Electricity lines 30 -23.1
Motors and others 26 -38.1
Intentional 123 -15.2
Natural 38 -49.3
Negligence 160 -25.2
Landfill 0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Cigarettes 24 -7.7
Agricultural burning 37 -27.5
Burning of pasture 1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Bonfires 35 -45.3
Forestry work 13 -50.0
Others 50 6.4
Reignition 9 800.0
Unknown 51 -49.5
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 30, 2026.

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.