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Forest fires

Forest fires Catalonia. 1994
Value Variation (%)
Fires (number) 1,217 53.9
Affected area (hectares) 76,625.0 1,050.2
With trees 62,575 1,780.3
With no trees 14,050 321.4
% over the total forest area 3.92 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Forest fires Spain. 1994
Value Variation (%)
Fires (number) 17,914 21.8
Affected area (hectares) 419,258.0 350.3
With trees 234,736 618.9
With no trees 184,522 205.2
% over the total forest area 1.82 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: March 30, 2012. Revised series on February 8, 2019.

INCEN

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Statistics on Forest Fires (INCEN).

Methodological note

The information on forest fires consists of the number of fires registered annually and also the total area affected, specifying whether this area was forested or not.

As for the causes of these fires, they can be classified into five general categories:

  • Accidental: trains, power lines, military operations, motors
  • Intentional
  • Natural
  • Negligent: landfills, crop/pasture burning, camp-fires, smokers, forestry work
  • Unknown