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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran Catalonia
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
2023 617 353.2 1,026.1 1,379.3
2022 643 3,279.2 2,555.5 5,834.7
2021 607 1,459.2 963.1 2,422.3
2020 289 53.1 79.3 132.4
2019 545 2,066.6 3,011.1 5,077.7
2018 312 38.8 102.6 141.3
2017 629 492.6 801.8 1,294.4
2016 560 953.5 1,057.5 2,011.0
2015 509 1,069.3 533.0 1,602.3
Source:
2015-2019: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
2020-2023: Ministry of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda.
Notes:
As of May 2023, the data are presented according to the current territorial distribution (in accordance with Law 7/2023, on the creation of El Lluçanès county, which also territorially modifies El Bages and Osona).
The new county of El Moianès was created on 1 May 2015 (Law 4/2015, of 23 April, on the creation of the county of El Moianès) from the aggregation of five municipalities of the county of El Bages, one from the county of Osona and four from the county of El Vallès Oriental.

Last update: April 24, 2024.

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.