Value | Variation (%) | |
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Fires (number) | 791 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
Affected area (hectares) | 6,662.0 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
With trees | 3,328 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
With no trees | 3,334 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
% over the total forest area | 0.34 | z Category not applicable |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food. | ||
(z) Category not applicable. | ||
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available. |
Value | Variation (%) | |
---|---|---|
Fires (number) | 14,711 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
Affected area (hectares) | 93,108.0 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
With trees | 32,650 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
With no trees | 60,458 | .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available |
% over the total forest area | 0.41 | z Category not applicable |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. | ||
(z) Category not applicable. | ||
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available. |
Last update: March 30, 2012. Revised series on February 8, 2019.
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