Wildfires in Kyrgyzstan
16 fires over 300 hectares with a perimeter estimated by GWIS since 2017, adding up to 9,978 hectares burned across 11 districts.
Only fires of 300 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the entry totals, but they are in the GWIS yearly series.
These figures leave out one provisional page, seen only as heat detections and still without a perimeter. They appear in the lists, marked.
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Key facts
- According to Copernicus GWIS, 6,936 hectares burned in Kyrgyzstan in 2025.
- The worst year in Kyrgyzstan since 2016 was 2018, with 17,416 hectares burned according to Copernicus GWIS.
- According to Copernicus GWIS estimates, an average of 8,851 hectares burn in Kyrgyzstan each year (2016–2025 average).
- Fires counted by Copernicus GWIS in Kyrgyzstan so far in 2026 (up to week 43): 10, against an average of 47 per full year in 2016–2025.
- Largest fire recorded by WorldFires in Kyrgyzstan since 2017: Moskva fire, September 2017, with 1,841 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS).
Figures computed on 4 November 2026 from the WorldFires database; each sentence names its source. Reusable under CC BY 4.0 with credit to WorldFires.
How the season is going · week 43
Copernicus GWIS · provisionalKyrgyzstan is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 21 % of the average: 1,995 hectares burned up to week 43, against an average of 9,570 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS).
- 2026
- 1,995 ha
- average
- 9,570 ha
- minimum
- 1,828 ha
- maximum
- 17,416 ha
GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.
The season, week by week
Copernicus GWISThe GWIS yearly series
2012–2026›See the year-by-year table
| Year | Fires | hectares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 2,180 | GWIS |
| 2025 | 34 | 6,936 | GWIS |
| 2024 | 10 | 1,828 | GWIS |
| 2023 | 19 | 2,693 | GWIS |
| 2022 | 35 | 5,218 | GWIS |
| 2021 | 41 | 7,525 | GWIS |
| 2020 | 51 | 8,440 | GWIS |
| 2019 | 70 | 14,645 | GWIS |
| 2018 | 90 | 17,416 | GWIS |
| 2017 | 63 | 13,733 | GWIS |
| 2016 | 57 | 10,077 | GWIS |
| 2015 | 23 | 6,666 | GWIS |
| 2014 | 61 | 13,299 | GWIS |
| 2013 | 52 | 12,497 | GWIS |
| 2012 | 72 | 19,067 | GWIS |
National estimates from Copernicus GWIS, rebuilt from heat detections since 2012.
Fire calendar
The peak usually comes in week 38 (around 20 September): that is the median of the week with the most burned area in each year since 2017.
Each cell is one week; the colour shows the area of the fires on record that started that week, in quartiles for this country. Tap a cell for details.
When it burned: year by year, month by month
Hectares with a perimeter estimated by GWIS by the fire’s starting month, and the largest fire of each year.
Hectares burned per year
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Largest recorded fires
By region
- Chuy Region 3,695 ha · 6
- Osh Region 2,660 ha · 3
- Jalal-Abad Region 1,581 ha · 3
- Naryn Region 760 ha · 2
- Batken Region 668 ha · 1
Districts that have burned most often in Kyrgyzstan
- 3×Toktogul3 years · 1,581 ha
- 3×Uzgen3 years · 1,467 ha
- 2×Toguz-Toro2 years · 760 ha
- 2×Panfilov1 year · 680 ha
Full ranking: by number of fires, area and share of the municipality →
Fires in 2026 · 1
Fires in 2025 · 1
Fires in 2022 · 4
Fires in 2021 · 2
Fires in 2020 · 1
Fires in 2019 · 2
Fires in 2018 · 3
Fires in 2017 · 3
Frequently asked questions
- How much land burns in Kyrgyzstan in an average year?
- According to Copernicus GWIS estimates, an average of 8,851 hectares burn in Kyrgyzstan each year (2016–2025 average).
- What was the worst wildfire year in Kyrgyzstan?
- The worst year in Kyrgyzstan since 2016 was 2018, with 17,416 hectares burned according to Copernicus GWIS.
- What is the largest wildfire recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- Largest fire recorded by WorldFires in Kyrgyzstan since 2017: Moskva fire, September 2017, with 1,841 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS).
- When is wildfire season in Kyrgyzstan?
- In Kyrgyzstan, 78% of the area burned in fires with a WorldFires page since 2017 burned in September–November; the month with the most burned area: September.
- How many wildfires has Kyrgyzstan had in 2026?
- Fires counted by Copernicus GWIS in Kyrgyzstan so far in 2026 (up to week 43): 10, against an average of 47 per full year in 2016–2025. Kyrgyzstan is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 21 % of the average: 1,995 hectares burned up to week 43, against an average of 9,570 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS).
- Which regions of Kyrgyzstan burn the most?
- Regions of Kyrgyzstan with the most area burned in fires with a WorldFires page since 2017: Chuy Region (3,695 ha), Osh Region (2,660 ha), Jalal-Abad Region (1,581 ha).