# Wildfires in Colombia in 2022

160 fires larger than 1,500 hectares in Colombia in 2022, with 498,232 hectares burned according to their perimeters. Here is the whole year: what the official record says, when and where it burned and what the weather was like.

## The year in a few sentences

- According to Copernicus GWIS, 2,856,933 hectares burned in Colombia in 2022: 1.4 times the average of the other years from 2012 to 2024 (2,099,151 ha). Only 2020 and 2016 burned more. (Copernicus GWIS)
- The worst week was 22 January to 28 January: 431,818 hectares burned in seven days, 15% of the year according to Copernicus GWIS. (Copernicus GWIS)
- The largest fire was the La Macarena fire, which started on 22 January 2022 and burned 20,776 hectares: 4% of the area of the year's 160 fires with a page. (WorldFires)
- The day of highest danger at a fire this year was 30 January 2022: a Fire Weather Index of 60 (extreme on the EFFIS scale) at the La Macarena fire, calculated by WorldFires from ERA5. (WorldFires · ERA5)

## Month by month

Hectares within the perimeters by the month the fire started. Tap a month to see it on the map.

| Month | Fires | Hectares |
|---|---:|---:|
| January | 100 | 348,753 |
| February | 42 | 97,876 |
| March | 12 | 38,018 |
| April | 2 | 5,847 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0 |
| December | 4 | 7,738 |

## Week by week, against other years (Copernicus GWIS)

The average and the band are the Copernicus GWIS climatology for 2012–2025, which includes 2022 itself.

| Week | 2022 | That week | average | lowest and highest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 (1 Jan–7 Jan) | 398,124 | 398,124 | 71,544 | 3,720–398,124 |
| 2 (8 Jan–14 Jan) | 613,375 | 215,251 | 164,738 | 6,302–613,375 |
| 3 (15 Jan–21 Jan) | 694,308 | 80,933 | 241,768 | 47,708–694,308 |
| 4 (22 Jan–28 Jan) | 1,126,126 | 431,818 | 420,742 | 166,521–1,126,126 |
| 5 (29 Jan–4 Feb) | 1,381,152 | 255,026 | 546,799 | 196,531–1,381,152 |
| 6 (5 Feb–11 Feb) | 1,410,862 | 29,710 | 662,703 | 252,690–1,410,862 |
| 7 (12 Feb–18 Feb) | 1,690,783 | 279,921 | 838,099 | 273,414–1,690,783 |
| 8 (19 Feb–25 Feb) | 2,022,567 | 331,784 | 1,025,218 | 317,711–2,022,567 |
| 9 (26 Feb–4 Mar) | 2,048,159 | 25,592 | 1,156,883 | 324,521–2,048,159 |
| 10 (5 Mar–11 Mar) | 2,185,630 | 137,471 | 1,278,920 | 408,836–2,185,630 |
| 11 (12 Mar–18 Mar) | 2,248,723 | 63,093 | 1,392,877 | 581,948–2,248,723 |
| 12 (19 Mar–25 Mar) | 2,335,878 | 87,155 | 1,518,579 | 735,359–2,736,144 |
| 13 (26 Mar–1 Apr) | 2,372,124 | 36,246 | 1,588,140 | 777,730–2,965,093 |
| 14 (2 Apr–8 Apr) | 2,389,280 | 17,156 | 1,627,292 | 810,908–2,992,910 |
| 15 (9 Apr–15 Apr) | 2,425,224 | 35,944 | 1,657,723 | 829,997–3,057,532 |
| 16 (16 Apr–22 Apr) | 2,429,093 | 3,869 | 1,669,651 | 834,903–3,099,021 |
| 17 (23 Apr–29 Apr) | 2,441,615 | 12,522 | 1,680,066 | 838,097–3,131,022 |
| 18 (30 Apr–6 May) | 2,449,869 | 8,254 | 1,687,458 | 839,089–3,134,682 |
| 19 (7 May–13 May) | 2,454,457 | 4,588 | 1,691,546 | 839,868–3,143,363 |
| 20 (14 May–20 May) | 2,456,579 | 2,122 | 1,695,580 | 845,953–3,144,990 |
| 21 (21 May–27 May) | 2,461,507 | 4,928 | 1,699,736 | 847,739–3,151,467 |
| 22 (28 May–3 Jun) | 2,466,449 | 4,942 | 1,703,806 | 849,880–3,154,899 |
| 23 (4 Jun–10 Jun) | 2,473,772 | 7,323 | 1,707,914 | 852,320–3,157,704 |
| 24 (11 Jun–17 Jun) | 2,477,069 | 3,297 | 1,711,220 | 855,742–3,161,449 |
| 25 (18 Jun–24 Jun) | 2,483,008 | 5,939 | 1,715,710 | 856,468–3,164,251 |
| 26 (25 Jun–1 Jul) | 2,486,377 | 3,369 | 1,720,516 | 859,311–3,166,335 |
| 27 (2 Jul–8 Jul) | 2,490,365 | 3,988 | 1,726,525 | 866,359–3,167,979 |
| 28 (9 Jul–15 Jul) | 2,497,177 | 6,812 | 1,733,362 | 874,169–3,176,090 |
| 29 (16 Jul–22 Jul) | 2,503,609 | 6,432 | 1,742,501 | 884,327–3,181,410 |
| 30 (23 Jul–29 Jul) | 2,507,961 | 4,352 | 1,753,762 | 889,654–3,186,717 |
| 31 (30 Jul–5 Aug) | 2,517,047 | 9,086 | 1,766,554 | 903,782–3,204,957 |
| 32 (6 Aug–12 Aug) | 2,525,167 | 8,120 | 1,778,420 | 932,119–3,211,836 |
| 33 (13 Aug–19 Aug) | 2,549,196 | 24,029 | 1,788,912 | 946,759–3,216,425 |
| 34 (20 Aug–26 Aug) | 2,557,110 | 7,914 | 1,801,463 | 960,279–3,220,603 |
| 35 (27 Aug–2 Sept) | 2,561,810 | 4,700 | 1,815,059 | 967,071–3,227,481 |
| 36 (3 Sept–9 Sept) | 2,567,735 | 5,925 | 1,827,124 | 981,076–3,234,447 |
| 37 (10 Sept–16 Sept) | 2,576,529 | 8,794 | 1,841,772 | 985,759–3,243,440 |
| 38 (17 Sept–23 Sept) | 2,587,537 | 11,008 | 1,854,873 | 1,000,250–3,255,100 |
| 39 (24 Sept–30 Sept) | 2,592,920 | 5,383 | 1,865,109 | 1,008,478–3,258,066 |
| 40 (1 Oct–7 Oct) | 2,597,732 | 4,812 | 1,873,967 | 1,021,571–3,266,725 |
| 41 (8 Oct–14 Oct) | 2,605,703 | 7,971 | 1,881,567 | 1,035,225–3,274,033 |
| 42 (15 Oct–21 Oct) | 2,612,834 | 7,131 | 1,890,605 | 1,052,819–3,279,622 |
| 43 (22 Oct–28 Oct) | 2,624,381 | 11,547 | 1,899,300 | 1,055,925–3,295,177 |
| 44 (29 Oct–4 Nov) | 2,633,896 | 9,515 | 1,908,714 | 1,061,793–3,299,512 |
| 45 (5 Nov–11 Nov) | 2,651,627 | 17,731 | 1,918,583 | 1,067,940–3,303,183 |
| 46 (12 Nov–18 Nov) | 2,656,627 | 5,000 | 1,931,353 | 1,071,018–3,306,158 |
| 47 (19 Nov–25 Nov) | 2,678,704 | 22,077 | 1,946,006 | 1,078,346–3,323,339 |
| 48 (26 Nov–2 Dec) | 2,696,550 | 17,846 | 1,961,116 | 1,078,346–3,325,403 |
| 49 (3 Dec–9 Dec) | 2,724,055 | 27,505 | 1,983,103 | 1,078,346–3,335,401 |
| 50 (10 Dec–16 Dec) | 2,744,082 | 20,027 | 2,010,070 | 1,103,595–3,356,078 |
| 51 (17 Dec–23 Dec) | 2,784,427 | 40,345 | 2,049,401 | 1,144,939–3,376,696 |
| 52 (24 Dec–30 Dec) | 2,849,822 | 65,395 | 2,083,643 | 1,218,650–3,402,381 |

## Largest recorded fires

- [La Macarena fire, 22 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/la-macarena-2022-01.md) · 20,776 ha
- [San José del Guaviare fire, 22 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/san-jose-del-guaviare-2022-01-2.md) · 15,691 ha
- [Puerto Gaitán fire, 2 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-gaitan-2022-01.md) · 11,244 ha
- [Cumaribo fire, 5 March 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/cumaribo-2022-03.md) · 11,104 ha
- [La Macarena fire, 27 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/la-macarena-2022-01-2.md) · 10,696 ha
- [La Primavera fire, 3 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/la-primavera-2022-01-11.md) · 10,523 ha
- [Puerto Carreño fire, 17 February 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-carreno-2022-02-4.md) · 9,094 ha
- [Puerto Carreño fire, 27 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-carreno-2022-01-4.md) · 8,863 ha
- [Cumaribo fire, 3 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/cumaribo-2022-01-4.md) · 8,302 ha
- [Cumaribo fire, 18 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/cumaribo-2022-01-7.md) · 8,273 ha
- [Puerto Gaitán fire, 6 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-gaitan-2022-01-9.md) · 7,188 ha
- [Puerto Gaitán fire, 27 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-gaitan-2022-01-13.md) · 7,025 ha
- [La Primavera fire, 18 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/la-primavera-2022-01-7.md) · 6,216 ha
- [Puerto Carreño fire, 25 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/puerto-carreno-2022-01-3.md) · 6,041 ha
- [San Vicente Del Caguán fire, 27 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/san-vicente-del-caguan-2022-01-5.md) · 5,864 ha
- [Cartagena del Chairá fire, 1 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/cartagena-del-chaira-2022-01-4.md) · 5,645 ha
- [Calamar fire, 27 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/calamar-guaviare-2022-01-2.md) · 5,288 ha
- [Cumaribo fire, 18 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/cumaribo-2022-01-6.md) · 5,224 ha
- [San José del Guaviare fire, 22 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/san-jose-del-guaviare-2022-01-4.md) · 5,131 ha
- [Calamar fire, 26 January 2022](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/calamar-guaviare-2022-01.md) · 5,128 ha

## Sources and limits

Fire-page areas are satellite-measured perimeters and may differ from official statistics. The yearly and weekly record is the Copernicus GWIS estimate. The FWI is our own calculation from ERA5 at each fire's location: it is not an official danger warning.
Official information for Colombia is published by: [UNGRD · Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres](https://portal.gestiondelriesgo.gov.co) · [IDEAM](https://www.ideam.gov.co)

## How to cite

WorldFires, “Wildfires in Colombia in 2022”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/colombia/2022 (accessed 15 November 2026). Sources: Copernicus GWIS, WorldFires, WorldFires · ERA5, NASA FIRMS (VIIRS).

> Experimental site with automatically processed open data: it may contain errors and is not an official emergency service. If there is a fire, call your local emergency number.

Full version with maps: https://worldfires.org/en/country/colombia/2022