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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2011
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 9 80.9 272.1 353.0
Alt Empordà 44 8.7 145.3 154.0
Alt Penedès 8 0.0 3.3 3.3
Alt Urgell 6 0.3 1.7 2.0
Alta Ribagorça 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anoia 31 2.1 3.2 5.3
Bages 28 2.4 5.8 8.2
Baix Camp 16 0.0 8.6 8.6
Baix Ebre 39 8.4 8.6 17.0
Baix Empordà 32 22.3 2.9 25.2
Baix Llobregat 30 0.2 4.4 4.5
Baix Penedès 12 6.9 13.1 20.0
Barcelonès 4 0.0 1.1 2.0
Berguedà 3 0.0 0.1 0.1
Cerdanya 4 0.4 1.9 2.3
Conca de Barberà 22 1.7 6.7 8.3
Garraf 9 1.2 0.6 1.8
Garrigues 7 0.7 1.9 2.6
Garrotxa 4 0.1 1.0 0.6
Gironès 15 4.0 5.0 9.0
Maresme 19 1.2 1.5 2.6
Montsià 11 1.3 30.5 31.8
Noguera 15 3.2 30.2 33.4
Osona 9 0.5 0.9 1.3
Pallars Jussà 10 8.0 20.2 28.2
Pallars Sobirà 9 17.4 249.2 266.5
Pla d'Urgell 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pla de l'Estany 2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Priorat 11 6.9 0.9 7.8
Ribera d'Ebre 10 0.7 1.6 2.3
Ripollès 4 6.1 0.0 6.1
Segarra 2 1.1 0.5 1.6
Segrià 44 5.8 25.7 31.4
Selva 18 1.0 0.2 1.1
Solsonès 4 0.1 2.5 2.6
Tarragonès 5 0.1 0.2 0.3
Terra Alta 16 16.7 6.4 23.2
Urgell 16 0.7 8.7 9.4
Val d'Aran 1 0.7 9.8 10.5
Vallès Occidental 32 2.3 5.1 7.4
Vallès Oriental 25 0.4 0.8 1.2
Catalonia 586 214.1 882.5 1,096.7
Metropolità 110 4.0 13.8 17.7
Comarques Gironines 119 42.2 153.9 196.1
Camp de Tarragona 63 89.5 288.4 378.0
Terres de l'Ebre 76 27.1 47.2 74.3
Ponent 84 11.5 66.9 78.4
Comarques Centrals 44 3.0 9.3 12.2
Alt Pirineu i Aran 30 26.7 282.9 309.6
Penedès 60 10.2 20.2 30.4
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.
Note: Law 23/2010, of July 22, on the creation of the area of Penedès, divides Catalonia into eight territorial planning areas. This change implies that the data for the Metropolitan Area, Central Counties and Camp de Tarragona are not directly comparable with previous years.

Last update: March 27, 2014.

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.