Wildfires in Slovenia
7 fires over 100 hectares with an official perimeter since 2016, adding up to 5,086 hectares burned across 6 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.
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Key facts
- According to Copernicus EFFIS, 143 hectares burned in Slovenia in 2025.
- The worst year in Slovenia since 2016 was 2022, with 4,388 hectares burned according to Copernicus EFFIS.
- According to Copernicus EFFIS estimates, an average of 617 hectares burn in Slovenia each year (2016–2025 average).
- Fires counted by Copernicus EFFIS in Slovenia so far in 2026 (up to week 42): 2, against an average of 2 per full year in 2016–2025. That already exceeds the average for a whole year.
- Largest fire recorded by WorldFires in Slovenia since 2016: Miren-Kostanjevica fire, July 2022, with 3,988 hectares burned — perimeter measured by satellite (Copernicus EFFIS).
Figures computed on 27 October 2026 from the WorldFires database; each sentence names its source. Reusable under CC BY 4.0 with credit to WorldFires.
The season, week by week
Copernicus EFFISSlovenia, at this point in the year: 354 hectares, 1.1 times the 2006–2025 average.
The official record
2006–2026›See the year-by-year table
| Year | Fires | hectares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 354 | EFFIS |
| 2025 | 1 | 143 | EFFIS |
| 2024 | 1 | 76 | EFFIS |
| 2023 | 1 | 112 | EFFIS |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,388 | EFFIS |
| 2021 | 1 | 76 | EFFIS |
| 2020 | 2 | 168 | EFFIS |
| 2019 | 1 | 80 | EFFIS |
| 2018 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2017 | 2 | 188 | EFFIS |
| 2016 | 3 | 321 | EFFIS |
| 2015 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2014 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2013 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2012 | 1 | 262 | EFFIS |
| 2011 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2010 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2009 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2008 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2007 | 0 | — | EFFIS |
| 2006 | 1 | 557 | 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 | 279 | 279 | Postojna 279 ha | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 143 | 143 | Postojna 143 ha | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 112 | 112 | Koper / Capodistria 112 ha | |||||||||||
| 2022 | 270 | 4k | 4,258 | Miren-Kostanjevica 3,988 ha | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 124 | 124 | Postojna 124 ha | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 170 | 170 | Koper / Capodistria 170 ha |
Hectares burned per year
What burns: vegetation burnt by year
Copernicus EFFIS · Corine Land CoverOf the 5,086 ha that EFFIS mapped in Slovenia since 2016 in fires of 30 ha or more, 56% was forest, 21% shrubland, 17% other natural land and 5% farmland. 2022 was the year with the most forest burnt: 2,837 ha, 67% 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.
- Forest56 %
- Shrubland21 %
- Other natural land17 %
- Agricultural areas5 %
- Built-up and other< 1 %
›See the year-by-year table
| Year | hectares | Forest | Shrubland | Other natural land | Agricultural areas | Built-up and other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 279 | 8 % | 2 % | 90 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| 2025 | 143 | 1 % | 2 % | 97 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| 2023 | 112 | 0 % | 5 % | 95 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| 2022 | 4,258 | 67 % | 23 % | 6 % | 4 % | < 1 % |
| 2020 | 124 | 4 % | 6 % | 89 % | 0 % | 0 % |
| 2016 | 170 | 0 % | 32 % | 0 % | 68 % | 0 % |
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Largest recorded fires
Municipalities that have burned most often in Slovenia
- 4×Postojna4 years · 815 ha
- 2×Koper / Capodistria2 years · 276 ha
Full ranking: by number of fires, area and share of the municipality →
Fires in 2026 · 1
Fires in 2025 · 1
Fires in 2023 · 1
Fires in 2022 · 2
Fires in 2020 · 1
Fires in 2016 · 1
Frequently asked questions
- How much land burns in Slovenia in an average year?
- According to Copernicus EFFIS estimates, an average of 617 hectares burn in Slovenia each year (2016–2025 average).
- What was the worst wildfire year in Slovenia?
- The worst year in Slovenia since 2016 was 2022, with 4,388 hectares burned according to Copernicus EFFIS.
- What is the largest wildfire recorded in Slovenia?
- Largest fire recorded by WorldFires in Slovenia since 2016: Miren-Kostanjevica fire, July 2022, with 3,988 hectares burned — perimeter measured by satellite (Copernicus EFFIS).
- How many wildfires has Slovenia had in 2026?
- Fires counted by Copernicus EFFIS in Slovenia so far in 2026 (up to week 42): 2, against an average of 2 per full year in 2016–2025. That already exceeds the average for a whole year. Slovenia, at this point in the year: 354 hectares, 1.1 times the 2006–2025 average. (Copernicus EFFIS)