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Wildfires in Uzbekistan

65 fires over 1,000 hectares with a perimeter estimated by GWIS since 2017, adding up to 131,589 hectares burned across 11 districts.

Only fires of 1,000 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 page with faulty data, under review. They appear in the lists, marked.

What is burning in Uzbekistan today Emergency number and official warnings Season and outlook

Key facts

Figures computed on 5 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 44

Copernicus GWIS · provisional
34 % against the 2012–2025 average

Uzbekistan is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 34 % of the average: 30,942 hectares burned up to week 44, against an average of 91,333 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS).

2026
30,942 ha
average
91,333 ha
minimum
20,912 ha
maximum
140,948 ha

GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change.

The season, week by week

Copernicus GWIS
0 72k 143k Jan Apr Jul Oct Dec
2026 average 2012–2025 lowest and highest

The whole season, with the 6-week and 6-month outlook

The GWIS yearly series

2012–2026
Yearly average 2016–202490,692 ha
Worst year2021 143,145 ha
With a page here65 since 2017
121314151617181920212223242526
›See the year-by-year table
Year Fires hectares Source
2026148 30,942 GWIS
2025187 40,110 GWIS
2024127 23,889 GWIS
2023262 61,844 GWIS
2022340 80,734 GWIS
2021510 143,145 GWIS
2020425 104,089 GWIS
2019410 100,692 GWIS
2018432 110,829 GWIS
2017487 101,449 GWIS
2016409 89,560 GWIS
2015353 91,821 GWIS
2014538 141,332 GWIS
2013566 124,027 GWIS
2012464 114,117 GWIS

National estimates from Copernicus GWIS, rebuilt from heat detections since 2012. GWIS figures for 2025 and 2026 are provisional: they are left out of the average and the worst year.

Burned area (Copernicus Land, Sentinel-3)

2018–2026

The area the Sentinel-3 satellite sees burned each month, separate from the fire pages. It is the same source and the same method every year, so years can be compared with each other. It counts everything that burns, including crop and pasture burning, which is why it does not match the fire pages or the official statistics.

Yearly average 2019–2025120,452 ha
Year with the most burned area2021 204,124 ha
Last complete year (2025)68,089 ha · 57% of the average
181920212223242526
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecΣ
2026
31k
4k
5k
2k
6k
pending from Copernicus
pending from Copernicus
pending from Copernicus
pending from Copernicus
pending from Copernicus
 47,390
2025
883
4k
9k
1k
944
13k
11k
2k
982
9k
6k
10k
 68,089
2024
150
2k
3k
552
226
9k
35k
2k
950
7k
1k
930
 62,668
2023
383
7k
16k
4k
4k
11k
31k
7k
3k
3k
1k
485
 87,548
2022
306
6k
7k
8k
13k
11k
30k
7k
6k
6k
3k
99
 96,004
2021
4k
12k
7k
67k
10k
23k
51k
20k
4k
4k
2k
130
 204,124
2020
118
11k
24k
7k
648
34k
37k
5k
14k
15k
4k
924
 153,659
2019
140
4k
17k
8k
18k
43k
58k
4k
5k
4k
5k
4k
 171,075
2018
16k
9k
21k
37k
10k
1k
 93,871
pending from Copernicusincomplete year, left out of the average
›See the year-by-year table
Year hectares % of the territory Against the average Months
202647,390 0.11 % — Jan–May only
202568,089 0.16 % 57 % 12
202462,668 0.14 % 52 % 12
202387,548 0.20 % 73 % 12
202296,004 0.22 % 80 % 12
2021204,124 0.47 % 169 % 12
2020153,659 0.35 % 128 % 12
2019171,075 0.39 % 142 % 12
201893,871 0.21 % — Jul–Dec only

Source: Copernicus Land Monitoring Service, “Burnt Area 2018-present (raster 300 m), global, monthly – version 4”, monthly Sentinel-3 product, DOI 10.2909/8fa58061-28ab-49bb-9b77-c26b50733e34. Generated using European Union’s Copernicus Land Monitoring Service information; worldfires.org adds up, by country and region, the true area of the 300 m cells where a burn was detected. Latest month published: May 2026. Product page · Methodology

Fire calendar

The peak usually comes in week 26 (around 28 June): 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. Series not comparable from October 2025 onwards: GWIS changed its near-real-time perimeters.

Hectares per week: no fires < 1,2421,242–1,5241,524–2,896≥ 2,896

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. Series not comparable from October 2025 onwards: GWIS changed its near-real-time perimeters.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecΣLargest of the year
2026
5k
2k
1k
1k
 8,560 Shumanay 2,032 ha
2025
3k
 2,628 Shumanay 1,395 ha
2023
1k
1k
2k
3k
 7,054 Muynak 2,140 ha
2022
4k
5k
1k
2k
1k
 12,801 Muynak 3,696 ha
2021
19k
3k
7k
8k
2k
 39,622 Muynak 6,513 ha
2020
1k
3k
5k
4k
 13,089 Muynak 2,521 ha
2019
2k
1k
13k
1k
1k
 18,652 Muynak 7,519 ha
2018
1k
1k
1k
3k
11k
7k
 24,563 Muynak 5,125 ha
2017
4k
1k
 4,620 Muynak 2,062 ha

Hectares burned per year

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2025 2026

Series not comparable from October 2025 onwards: GWIS changed its near-real-time perimeters.

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Largest recorded fires

By region

  1. Republic of Karakalpakstan 108,359 ha · 51
  2. Bukhara Region 13,075 ha · 8
  3. Surxondaryo Region 2,331 ha · 2

Districts that have burned most often in Uzbekistan

  1. 48×Muynak8 years · 104,413 ha
  2. 6×Peshku3 years · 10,565 ha
  3. 2×Karakul1 year · 2,465 ha

Full ranking: by number of fires, area and share of the municipality

Fires in 2026 · 6

2026 yearbook: figures, map and weather of the year

Fires in 2025 · 2

2025 yearbook: figures, map and weather of the year

Fires in 2023 · 5

2023 yearbook: figures, map and weather of the year

Fires in 2022 · 6

2022 yearbook: figures, map and weather of the year

Fires in 2021 · 13

2021 yearbook: figures, map and weather of the year

Fires in 2020 · 8

2020 yearbook: figures, map and weather of the year

Fires in 2019 · 10

2019 yearbook: figures, map and weather of the year

Fires in 2018 · 13

2018 yearbook: figures, map and weather of the year

Fires in 2017 · 3

2017 yearbook: figures, map and weather of the year

Frequently asked questions

How much land burns in Uzbekistan in an average year?
According to Copernicus GWIS estimates, an average of 90,692 hectares burn in Uzbekistan each year (2016–2024 average).
What was the worst wildfire year in Uzbekistan?
The worst year in Uzbekistan since 2016 was 2021, with 143,145 hectares burned according to Copernicus GWIS.
What is the largest wildfire recorded in Uzbekistan?
Largest fire recorded by WorldFires in Uzbekistan since 2017: Muynak fire, 29 May 2019, with 7,519 hectares burned — perimeter rebuilt from heat detections (Copernicus GWIS). Not counting fires from October 2025 onwards, which are not comparable with earlier years because of a change in GWIS perimeters.
When is wildfire season in Uzbekistan?
In Uzbekistan, 45% of the area burned in fires with a WorldFires page since 2017 burned in March–May; the month with the most burned area: April.
How many wildfires has Uzbekistan had in 2026?
Fires counted by Copernicus GWIS in Uzbekistan so far in 2026 (up to week 44): 148, against an average of 378 per full year in 2016–2024. GWIS estimates for the current year are provisional and may change. Uzbekistan is running below the usual for this point in the year, at 34 % of the average: 30,942 hectares burned up to week 44, against an average of 91,333 in 2012–2025 (Copernicus GWIS).
Which regions of Uzbekistan burn the most?
Regions of Uzbekistan with the most area burned in fires with a WorldFires page since 2017: Republic of Karakalpakstan (108,359 ha), Bukhara Region (13,075 ha), Surxondaryo Region (2,331 ha).