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Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran

Forest fires. Affected area. Counties and Aran 2019
Affected area (ha)
Fires With trees With scrub Total
Alt Camp 9 1.1 21.2 22.3
Alt Empordà 32 2.0 2.2 4.1
Alt Penedès 12 0.3 0.2 0.4
Alt Urgell 7 0.4 0.2 0.6
Alta Ribagorça 2 0.0 0.3 0.3
Anoia 25 54.7 5.3 60.0
Aran 3 26.6 218.0 244.6
Bages 21 2.4 6.0 8.3
Baix Camp 10 0.9 3.9 4.8
Baix Ebre 29 91.6 124.1 215.7
Baix Empordà 25 3.7 1.5 5.2
Baix Llobregat 33 0.9 1.4 2.3
Baix Penedès 4 0.9 1.7 2.5
Barcelonès 8 0.0 0.3 0.3
Berguedà 14 1.0 0.4 1.4
Cerdanya 3 0.3 1.1 1.4
Conca de Barberà 15 3.7 1.1 4.8
Garraf 2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Garrigues 8 39.6 57.4 97.0
Garrotxa 8 0.6 0.3 0.9
Gironès 16 0.4 0.2 0.6
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 13 0.9 0.5 1.4
Moianès 4 0.1 0.1 0.2
Montsià 11 0.1 5.1 5.1
Noguera 24 2.1 12.1 14.3
Osona 9 1.1 0.5 1.6
Pallars Jussà 9 1.1 4.9 6.0
Pallars Sobirà 7 3.0 24.0 27.0
Pla d'Urgell 1 0.0 0.2 0.2
Pla de l'Estany 7 0.2 0.1 0.3
Priorat 6 7.8 3.1 10.9
Ribera d'Ebre 10 1,487.5 1,974.8 3,462.3
Ripollès 5 2.7 2.1 4.8
Segarra 7 7.1 9.5 16.6
Segrià 26 292.5 486.9 779.3
Selva 12 4.2 0.1 4.3
Solsonès 7 1.0 0.4 1.4
Tarragonès 22 3.3 3.4 6.6
Terra Alta 16 12.2 16.5 28.6
Urgell 14 8.6 16.8 25.5
Vallès Occidental 28 0.2 1.9 2.1
Vallès Oriental 21 0.1 1.5 1.6
Catalonia 545 2,066.6 3,011.1 5,077.7
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: March 24, 2020.

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.