The world’s wildfires, one by one
Official satellite-measured fire perimeters, crossed with each country’s administrative boundaries to tell what happened to every town.
582
fires with a page
106,777
official perimeters
661,643
hectares
1
countries
Largest recorded fires
40,081
Castrocalbón
Spain · August 2025 · 4 days
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37,831
Vilamartín de Valdeorras
Spain · August 2025 · 15 days
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26,241
Ponferrada
Spain · August 2025 · 13 days
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25,953
Porto
Spain · August 2025 · 17 days
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25,001
Chandrexa de Queixa
Spain · August 2025 · 13 days
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24,471
Cualedro
Spain · August 2025 · 7 days
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19,112
Boca de Huérgano
Spain · August 2025 · 12 days
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17,317
Navaconcejo
Spain · August 2025 · 9 days
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12,052
La Orotava
Spain · August 2023 · 12 days
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12,026
A Gudiña
Spain · August 2025 · 7 days
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10,927
Encinedo
Spain · August 2017 · 6 days
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10,843
Pinofranqueado
Spain · May 2023 · 8 days
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10,823
Espadaña
Spain · August 2025 · 3 days
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10,375
Lucena del Puerto
Spain · June 2017 · 8 days
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9,722
Valdés
Spain · March 2023 · 4 days
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8,722
Soutomaior
Spain · October 2017 · 1 day
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8,001
Páramo del Sil
Spain · August 2025 · 5 days
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7,070
Murias de Paredes
Spain · August 2025 · 8 days
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6,862
Almanza
Spain · August 2025 · 3 days
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5,829
Fuente de Cantos
Spain · August 2025 · 3 days
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5,753
Montederramo
Spain · August 2025 · 4 days
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5,247
Oliola
Spain · July 2025 · 4 days
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4,629
El Paso
Spain · August 2016 · 5 days
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4,604
Puebla de Arenoso
Spain · March 2023 · 6 days
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4,416
Borrenes
Spain · August 2025 · 4 days
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4,317
Gallegos del Río
Spain · August 2025 · 3 days
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4,285
Villablino
Spain · August 2025 · 4 days
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3,739
Cáceres
Spain · August 2025 · 4 days
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3,617
Garínoain
Spain · August 2016 · 2 days
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3,614
Cáceres
Spain · August 2025 · 1 day
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