Wildfires in Slovakia
8 fires over 100 hectares with an official perimeter since 2021, adding up to 1,770 hectares burned across 3 municipalities.
Only fires of 100 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the entry totals, but they are in the official 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.
Key facts
- According to Copernicus EFFIS, 362 hectares burned in Slovakia in 2025, the highest figure since 2020.
- According to Copernicus EFFIS estimates, an average of 220 hectares burn in Slovakia each year (2020–2025 average).
- Largest fire recorded by WorldFires in Slovakia since 2021: Zohorie (vojenske obvod) fire, July 2026, with 558 hectares burned — perimeter measured by satellite (Copernicus EFFIS).
Figures computed on 24 October 2026 from the WorldFires database; each sentence names its source. Reusable under CC BY 4.0 with credit to WorldFires.
The official record
2006–2026›See the year-by-year table
| Year | Fires | hectares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1,164 | EFFIS |
| 2025 | 1 | 362 | EFFIS |
| 2024 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2023 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2022 | 4 | 317 | EFFIS |
| 2021 | 1 | 115 | EFFIS |
| 2020 | 1 | 85 | EFFIS |
| 2019 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2018 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2017 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2016 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2015 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2014 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2013 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2012 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2011 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2010 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2009 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2008 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2007 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2006 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
National estimates from Copernicus EFFIS, which only counts fires larger than 30 hectares.
When it burned: year by year, month by month
Hectares with an official perimeter by the fire’s starting month, and the largest fire of each year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Σ | Largest of the year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 266 | 243 | 558 | 1,067 | Zohorie (vojenske obvod) 558 ha | |||||||||
| 2025 | 362 | 362 | Leot (vojenski obvod) 362 ha | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 226 | 226 | Leot (vojenski obvod) 113 ha | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 115 | 115 | Zohorie (vojenske obvod) 115 ha |
Hectares burned per year
What burns: vegetation burnt by year
Copernicus EFFIS · Corine Land CoverOf the 1,770 ha that EFFIS mapped in Slovakia since 2021 in fires of 30 ha or more, 5% was forest, 0% shrubland, 92% other natural land and 0% farmland. 2026 was the year with the most forest burnt: 60 ha, 6% of everything that burnt that year.
Breakdown by the Corine Land Cover classes that EFFIS computes inside each perimeter. Only perimeters of 30 ha or more linked to a fire page, so the sum does not match the country total. Forest: coniferous, broadleaved and mixed; shrubland: sclerophyllous and transitional; built-up and other: artificial surfaces and other land cover.
- Forest5 %
- Shrubland0 %
- Other natural land92 %
- Agricultural areas0 %
- Built-up and other3 %
›See the year-by-year table
| Year | hectares | Forest | Shrubland | Other natural land | Agricultural areas | Built-up and other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,067 | 6 % | 0 % | 90 % | 0 % | 4 % |
| 2025 | 362 | 3 % | 0 % | 97 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| 2022 | 226 | 8 % | 0 % | 92 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| 2021 | 115 | 0 % | 0 % | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % |
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Largest recorded fires
By region
- District of Zvolen 1,096 ha · 6
- District of Malacky 672 ha · 2
- District of Kolice II 224 ha · 1
Fires in 2026 · 5
Fires in 2025 · 1
Fires in 2022 · 2
Fires in 2021 · 1
Frequently asked questions
- How much land burns in Slovakia in an average year?
- According to Copernicus EFFIS estimates, an average of 220 hectares burn in Slovakia each year (2020–2025 average).
- What was the worst wildfire year in Slovakia?
- The worst year in Slovakia since 2020 was 2025, with 362 hectares burned according to Copernicus EFFIS.
- What is the largest wildfire recorded in Slovakia?
- Largest fire recorded by WorldFires in Slovakia since 2021: Zohorie (vojenske obvod) fire, July 2026, with 558 hectares burned — perimeter measured by satellite (Copernicus EFFIS).
- Which regions of Slovakia burn the most?
- Regions of Slovakia with the most area burned in fires with a WorldFires page since 2021: District of Zvolen (1,096 ha), District of Malacky (672 ha), District of Kolice II (224 ha).