# Wildfires in Tunisia in 2019

10 fires larger than 100 hectares in Tunisia in 2019, with 2,518 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 EFFIS, 3,059 hectares burned in Tunisia in 2019: 38% of the average of the other years from 2009 to 2025 (8,092 ha). (Copernicus EFFIS)
- The worst week was 2 July to 8 July: 1,326 hectares burned in seven days, 43% of the year according to Copernicus EFFIS. (Copernicus EFFIS)
- The largest fire was the القصرين الشمالية fire, which started on 4 July 2019 and burned 1,072 hectares: 43% of the area of the year's 10 fires with a page. (WorldFires)
- The day of highest danger at a fire this year was 14 July 2019: a Fire Weather Index of 81 (very extreme on the EFFIS scale) at the فوسانة 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 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0 |
| April | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 5 | 1,796 |
| August | 5 | 722 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 |

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

The average and the band are the Copernicus EFFIS climatology for 2006–2025, which includes 2019 itself.

| Week | 2019 | That week | average | lowest and highest |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 (1 Jan–7 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 2 (8 Jan–14 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 3 (15 Jan–21 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 4 (22 Jan–28 Jan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 5 (29 Jan–4 Feb) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 6 (5 Feb–11 Feb) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 7 (12 Feb–18 Feb) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 8 (19 Feb–25 Feb) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 9 (26 Feb–4 Mar) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 10 (5 Mar–11 Mar) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 11 (12 Mar–18 Mar) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 12 (19 Mar–25 Mar) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 13 (26 Mar–1 Apr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 14 (2 Apr–8 Apr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 15 (9 Apr–15 Apr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 16 (16 Apr–22 Apr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 17 (23 Apr–29 Apr) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 |
| 18 (30 Apr–6 May) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0–30 |
| 19 (7 May–13 May) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0–30 |
| 20 (14 May–20 May) | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0–824 |
| 21 (21 May–27 May) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0–824 |
| 22 (28 May–3 Jun) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0–824 |
| 23 (4 Jun–10 Jun) | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0–824 |
| 24 (11 Jun–17 Jun) | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0–824 |
| 25 (18 Jun–24 Jun) | 61 | 61 | 511 | 0–6,157 |
| 26 (25 Jun–1 Jul) | 61 | 0 | 827 | 0–8,235 |
| 27 (2 Jul–8 Jul) | 1,387 | 1,326 | 1,230 | 0–10,762 |
| 28 (9 Jul–15 Jul) | 1,614 | 227 | 1,450 | 0–12,072 |
| 29 (16 Jul–22 Jul) | 1,943 | 329 | 1,753 | 0–12,072 |
| 30 (23 Jul–29 Jul) | 2,121 | 178 | 2,848 | 0–17,395 |
| 31 (30 Jul–5 Aug) | 2,400 | 279 | 4,305 | 0–18,342 |
| 32 (6 Aug–12 Aug) | 2,632 | 232 | 5,511 | 0–26,527 |
| 33 (13 Aug–19 Aug) | 2,948 | 316 | 5,919 | 0–27,459 |
| 34 (20 Aug–26 Aug) | 3,059 | 111 | 6,107 | 0–27,620 |
| 35 (27 Aug–2 Sept) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,367 | 0–27,690 |
| 36 (3 Sept–9 Sept) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,424 | 0–27,811 |
| 37 (10 Sept–16 Sept) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,515 | 0–27,953 |
| 38 (17 Sept–23 Sept) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,546 | 0–27,953 |
| 39 (24 Sept–30 Sept) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,550 | 0–27,953 |
| 40 (1 Oct–7 Oct) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,581 | 0–28,493 |
| 41 (8 Oct–14 Oct) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,581 | 0–28,493 |
| 42 (15 Oct–21 Oct) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,593 | 0–28,493 |
| 43 (22 Oct–28 Oct) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,596 | 0–28,493 |
| 44 (29 Oct–4 Nov) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,622 | 0–28,493 |
| 45 (5 Nov–11 Nov) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,622 | 0–28,493 |
| 46 (12 Nov–18 Nov) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,622 | 0–28,493 |
| 47 (19 Nov–25 Nov) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,626 | 0–28,493 |
| 48 (26 Nov–2 Dec) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,626 | 0–28,493 |
| 49 (3 Dec–9 Dec) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,626 | 0–28,493 |
| 50 (10 Dec–16 Dec) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,626 | 0–28,493 |
| 51 (17 Dec–23 Dec) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,626 | 0–28,493 |
| 52 (24 Dec–30 Dec) | 3,059 | 0 | 6,626 | 0–28,493 |

## Largest recorded fires

- [القصرين الشمالية fire, July 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/alqsryn-alshmalyt-2019-07.md) · 1,072 ha
- [بني خيار fire, July 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/bny-khyar-2019-07.md) · 248 ha
- [بنزرت الجنوبية fire, July 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/bnzrt-aljnwbyt-2019-07.md) · 207 ha
- [غار الدماء fire, 7 August 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/ghar-aldma-2019-08-2.md) · 188 ha
- [نفزة fire, August 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/nfzt-2019-08.md) · 165 ha
- [غار الدماء fire, 1 August 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/ghar-aldma-2019-08.md) · 148 ha
- [Jendouba Nord fire, July 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/jendouba-nord-2019-07.md) · 139 ha
- [فوسانة fire, July 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/fwsant-2019-07.md) · 130 ha
- [سبيطلة fire, August 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/sbytlt-2019-08.md) · 111 ha
- [سيدي ثابت fire, August 2019](https://worldfires.org/en/fire/sydy-thabt-2019-08.md) · 110 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 EFFIS 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 Tunisia in 2019”, https://worldfires.org/en/country/tunisia/2019 (accessed 14 November 2026). Sources: Copernicus EFFIS, 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/tunisia/2019