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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties 2013
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 10 8.4 50.8 59.2
Alt Empordà 23 2.2 6.6 8.8
Alt Penedès 33 0.7 9.4 10.1
Alt Urgell 3 0.0 0.2 0.2
Alta Ribagorça 3 0.0 0.1 0.1
Anoia 47 4.5 2.9 7.3
Bages 33 16.8 3.5 20.3
Baix Camp 8 0.1 2.4 2.5
Baix Ebre 20 2.1 3.8 5.9
Baix Empordà 22 433.3 90.7 523.9
Baix Llobregat 43 58.2 24.2 82.5
Baix Penedès 9 0.2 0.7 0.9
Barcelonès 8 1.1 4.4 5.5
Berguedà 9 0.1 0.8 0.9
Cerdanya 1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Conca de Barberà 9 0.4 0.5 0.9
Garraf 13 0.7 0.4 1.1
Garrigues 6 0.7 0.3 0.9
Garrotxa 2 0.2 0.1 0.3
Gironès 24 4.0 1.6 5.6
Maresme 26 1.3 2.1 3.4
Montsià 11 0.0 9.5 9.5
Noguera 15 3.3 11.4 14.6
Osona 10 1.0 0.2 1.2
Pallars Jussà 9 0.3 3.0 3.3
Pallars Sobirà 3 0.0 0.5 0.5
Pla d'Urgell 1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Pla de l'Estany 5 0.0 0.2 0.2
Priorat 12 30.0 25.8 55.7
Ribera d'Ebre 27 101.8 60.7 162.5
Ripollès 4 1.3 0.0 1.3
Segarra 2 0.0 0.2 0.2
Segrià 39 9.9 30.6 40.5
Selva 23 1.7 1.6 3.2
Solsonès 4 0.0 2.0 2.0
Tarragonès 6 1.3 4.1 5.4
Terra Alta 9 5.5 1.6 7.1
Urgell 4 0.0 3.1 3.1
Val d'Aran 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vallès Occidental 34 2.1 3.2 5.3
Vallès Oriental 32 2.3 0.7 3.0
Catalonia 602 695.4 363.5 1,058.9
Metropolità 143 65.0 34.5 99.5
Comarques Gironines 103 442.7 100.6 543.3
Camp de Tarragona 45 40.1 83.6 123.7
Terres de l'Ebre 67 109.4 75.6 184.9
Ponent 67 13.9 45.5 59.4
Comarques Centrals 56 17.8 6.5 24.3
Alt Pirineu i Aran 19 0.4 3.8 4.3
Penedès 102 6.1 13.3 19.4
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Natural Environment.

Last update: March 28, 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.