# Wildfires in Togo in 2021

30 fires larger than 1,000 hectares in Togo in 2021, with 58,367 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, 592,377 hectares burned in Togo in 2021: 83% of the average of the other years from 2012 to 2024 (715,680 ha). (Copernicus GWIS)
- The worst week was 17 December to 23 December: 98,545 hectares burned in seven days, 17% of the year according to Copernicus GWIS. (Copernicus GWIS)
- The largest fire was the Oti fire, which started on 17 January 2021 and burned 4,939 hectares: 8% of the area of the year's 30 fires with a page. (WorldFires)

## 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 | 9 | 17,289 |
| February | 1 | 1,537 |
| March | 1 | 1,068 |
| April | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0 |
| December | 19 | 38,473 |

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

The average and the band are the Copernicus GWIS climatology for 2012–2025, which includes 2021 itself.

| Week | 2021 | That week | average | lowest and highest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 (1 Jan–7 Jan) | 18,268 | 18,268 | 61,031 | 4,685–162,954 |
| 2 (8 Jan–14 Jan) | 62,294 | 44,026 | 115,469 | 6,777–252,000 |
| 3 (15 Jan–21 Jan) | 138,406 | 76,112 | 155,534 | 11,732–288,823 |
| 4 (22 Jan–28 Jan) | 187,063 | 48,657 | 204,491 | 34,284–334,198 |
| 5 (29 Jan–4 Feb) | 224,700 | 37,637 | 237,341 | 51,913–371,449 |
| 6 (5 Feb–11 Feb) | 237,084 | 12,384 | 262,631 | 86,537–399,431 |
| 7 (12 Feb–18 Feb) | 250,449 | 13,365 | 280,574 | 88,691–409,358 |
| 8 (19 Feb–25 Feb) | 292,796 | 42,347 | 292,906 | 91,887–431,957 |
| 9 (26 Feb–4 Mar) | 303,623 | 10,827 | 300,042 | 96,110–446,068 |
| 10 (5 Mar–11 Mar) | 308,772 | 5,149 | 305,086 | 96,692–455,731 |
| 11 (12 Mar–18 Mar) | 308,772 | 0 | 310,042 | 105,516–462,545 |
| 12 (19 Mar–25 Mar) | 308,867 | 95 | 312,471 | 108,342–464,836 |
| 13 (26 Mar–1 Apr) | 316,016 | 7,149 | 315,465 | 108,999–465,805 |
| 14 (2 Apr–8 Apr) | 316,801 | 785 | 316,924 | 110,540–468,479 |
| 15 (9 Apr–15 Apr) | 317,693 | 892 | 317,681 | 110,540–470,341 |
| 16 (16 Apr–22 Apr) | 317,921 | 228 | 318,016 | 110,970–470,622 |
| 17 (23 Apr–29 Apr) | 317,921 | 0 | 318,349 | 112,596–470,622 |
| 18 (30 Apr–6 May) | 317,921 | 0 | 318,482 | 112,774–470,819 |
| 19 (7 May–13 May) | 318,269 | 348 | 318,531 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 20 (14 May–20 May) | 318,378 | 109 | 318,555 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 21 (21 May–27 May) | 318,495 | 117 | 318,563 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 22 (28 May–3 Jun) | 318,495 | 0 | 318,563 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 23 (4 Jun–10 Jun) | 318,685 | 190 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 24 (11 Jun–17 Jun) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 25 (18 Jun–24 Jun) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 26 (25 Jun–1 Jul) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 27 (2 Jul–8 Jul) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 28 (9 Jul–15 Jul) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 29 (16 Jul–22 Jul) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 30 (23 Jul–29 Jul) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 31 (30 Jul–5 Aug) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 32 (6 Aug–12 Aug) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 33 (13 Aug–19 Aug) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 34 (20 Aug–26 Aug) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 35 (27 Aug–2 Sept) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,576 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 36 (3 Sept–9 Sept) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,586 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 37 (10 Sept–16 Sept) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,586 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 38 (17 Sept–23 Sept) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,586 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 39 (24 Sept–30 Sept) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,586 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 40 (1 Oct–7 Oct) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,586 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 41 (8 Oct–14 Oct) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,586 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 42 (15 Oct–21 Oct) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,660 | 112,950–470,819 |
| 43 (22 Oct–28 Oct) | 318,685 | 0 | 318,772 | 113,153–470,819 |
| 44 (29 Oct–4 Nov) | 318,875 | 190 | 319,393 | 113,387–471,601 |
| 45 (5 Nov–11 Nov) | 319,043 | 168 | 322,949 | 116,537–473,136 |
| 46 (12 Nov–18 Nov) | 319,432 | 389 | 330,511 | 125,909–491,239 |
| 47 (19 Nov–25 Nov) | 320,768 | 1,336 | 345,320 | 140,744–523,481 |
| 48 (26 Nov–2 Dec) | 332,563 | 11,795 | 374,370 | 176,413–555,584 |
| 49 (3 Dec–9 Dec) | 368,859 | 36,296 | 420,950 | 196,464–618,097 |
| 50 (10 Dec–16 Dec) | 429,453 | 60,594 | 487,581 | 215,315–817,423 |
| 51 (17 Dec–23 Dec) | 527,998 | 98,545 | 571,102 | 248,369–922,283 |
| 52 (24 Dec–30 Dec) | 589,576 | 61,578 | 661,462 | 274,955–1,036,754 |

## Largest recorded fires

- [Oti fire, 17 January 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/oti-2021-01.md) · 4,939 ha
- [Bassar fire, 10 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/bassar-2021-12-3.md) · 4,783 ha
- [Sotouboua fire, 12 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/sotouboua-2021-12-7.md) · 3,560 ha
- [Sotouboua fire, 16 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/sotouboua-2021-12-9.md) · 3,508 ha
- [Bassar fire, 17 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/bassar-2021-12.md) · 3,236 ha
- [Sotouboua fire, 8 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/sotouboua-2021-12-3.md) · 2,955 ha
- [Oti fire, 28 January 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/oti-2021-01-3.md) · 2,739 ha
- [Tchaoudjo fire, December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/tchaoudjo-2021-12-2.md) · 2,353 ha
- [Doufelgou fire, 11 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/doufelgou-2021-12-2.md) · 2,341 ha
- [Kpendjal fire, 10 January 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/kpendjal-2021-01-2.md) · 2,104 ha
- [Oti fire, 25 January 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/oti-2021-01-4.md) · 1,661 ha
- [Yoto fire, December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/yoto-2021-12.md) · 1,647 ha
- [Sotouboua fire, 6 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/sotouboua-2021-12-2.md) · 1,640 ha
- [Haho fire, December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/haho-2021-12.md) · 1,537 ha
- [Tchamba fire, February 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/tchamba-2021-02.md) · 1,537 ha
- [Doufelgou fire, 21 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/doufelgou-2021-12-4.md) · 1,494 ha
- [Sotouboua fire, 7 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/sotouboua-2021-12-4.md) · 1,465 ha
- [Amou fire, January 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/amou-2021-01.md) · 1,342 ha
- [Sotouboua fire, 10 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/sotouboua-2021-12-5.md) · 1,261 ha
- [Doufelgou fire, 17 December 2021](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/doufelgou-2021-12-3.md) · 1,245 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.

## How to cite

WorldFires, “Wildfires in Togo in 2021”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/togo/2021 (accessed 15 November 2026). Sources: Copernicus GWIS, WorldFires, 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/togo/2021