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Wildfires in Formosa

Formosa, Argentina, has had 72 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 257,038 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 39% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 0).

Only fires of 1,500 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the totals on this page.

Fire danger, today and the coming days

FWI computed from the Open-Meteo forecast
  1. Fri 23 Very low 34° · 53 % · 39 km/h
  2. Sat 24 Very low 30° · 68 % · 50 km/h
  3. Sun 25 Very low 23° · 51 % · 45 km/h
  4. Mon 26 Very low 23° · 45 % · 25 km/h
  5. Tue 27 Very low 23° · 56 % · 28 km/h
  6. Wed 28 Very low 26° · 49 % · 27 km/h
  7. Thu 29 Very low 22° · 68 % · 28 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Very low 27° · 48 % · 27 km/h

Canadian Fire Weather Index, the same system Copernicus uses, computed by WorldFires from the weather forecast and two months of past weather for fuel state. It is an estimate per municipality, not an official warning: warnings are issued by each country’s emergency service.

The municipality and its fires

Since 2016

257,038
hectares burned
39 %
of its area
72
fires
6,528
km²

How many times has Formosa burned?

Formosa has burned 72 times since 2016, in 10 years: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Formosa fire, 16 February 2026, with 12,920 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 1× 16
  2.   17
  3. 3× 18
  4. 2× 19
  5. 24× 20
  6. 5× 21
  7. 20× 22
  8. 2× 23
  9. 4× 24
  10. 9× 25
  11. 2× 26
72
fires
10
years with fire
257,038
cumulative ha
16 Feb 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 1,500 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached the municipality, even partly. Cumulative hectares add up every fire; the distinct area counts land that burned several times only once. Perimeters and boundaries overlaid by WorldFires.

Where it has burned most often in Argentina →

Fires that entered Formosa

  1. 12,920 ha Formosa fire, 16 February 2026 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 12,890 ha in total · 7 days
  2. 2,911 ha Formosa fire, 4 February 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,907 ha in total · 4 days
  3. 1,916 ha Formosa fire, 16 March 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,903 ha in total · 2 days
  4. 2,648 ha Formosa fire, 14 March 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,631 ha in total · 4 days
  5. 2,254 ha Formosa fire, 8 March 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,251 ha in total · 3 days
  6. 2,393 ha Formosa fire, 7 March 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,467 ha in total · 2 days
  7. 2,056 ha Formosa fire, 5 March 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,719 ha in total · 4 days
  8. 1,570 ha Formosa fire, 2 March 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,789 ha in total · 5 days
  9. 1,307 ha Formosa fire, February 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,609 ha in total · 3 days
  10. 1,609 ha Formosa fire, 19 January 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,600 ha in total · 3 days
  11. 1,865 ha Formosa fire, 15 January 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,856 ha in total · 2 days
  12. 1,695 ha Formosa fire, September 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,689 ha in total · 2 days
  13. 1,539 ha Formosa fire, August 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,534 ha in total · 3 days
  14. 3,839 ha Formosa fire, 14 March 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,832 ha in total · 4 days
  15. 3,921 ha Formosa fire, 12 March 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 23,802 ha in total · 10 days
  16. 1,702 ha Formosa fire, September 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,771 ha in total · 2 days
  17. 2,388 ha Formosa fire, August 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,382 ha in total · 3 days
  18. 1,668 ha Formosa fire, 27 February 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,661 ha in total · 2 days
  19. 3,101 ha Formosa fire, 20 February 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,091 ha in total · 3 days
  20. 3,989 ha Formosa fire, 19 February 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,976 ha in total · 2 days
  21. 2,588 ha Formosa fire, 17 February 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,579 ha in total · 3 days
  22. 2,847 ha Formosa fire, 16 February 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,841 ha in total · 4 days
  23. 4,069 ha Formosa fire, 31 January 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,058 ha in total · 4 days
  24. 1,693 ha Formosa fire, 30 January 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,688 ha in total · 5 days
  25. 2,527 ha Formosa fire, 24 January 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,516 ha in total · 3 days
  26. 3,060 ha Formosa fire, 22 January 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,044 ha in total · 3 days
  27. 62 ha Pilcomayo fire, 17 January 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 9,799 ha in total · 10 days
  28. 3,629 ha Formosa fire, 16 January 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,848 ha in total · 8 days
  29. 2,932 ha Formosa fire, 15 January 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,919 ha in total · 9 days
  30. 3,641 ha Formosa fire, 15 January 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,627 ha in total · 4 days
  31. 5,186 ha Formosa fire, 13 January 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 5,160 ha in total · 8 days
  32. 14,398 ha Formosa fire, 11 January 2022 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 14,338 ha in total · 14 days
  33. 28,364 ha Pilcomayo fire, 11 January 2022 4.4% of the municipality · 81,287 ha in total · 16 days
  34. 16,259 ha Laishi fire, 11 January 2022 2.5% of the municipality · 23,896 ha in total · 14 days
  35. 9,188 ha Formosa fire, 9 January 2022 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 9,148 ha in total · 15 days
  36. 2,616 ha Formosa fire, 9 January 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,722 ha in total · 9 days
  37. 3,598 ha Formosa fire, 8 January 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,588 ha in total · 7 days
  38. 3,519 ha Formosa fire, 31 December 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,502 ha in total · 3 days
  39. 1,959 ha Formosa fire, 24 December 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,947 ha in total · 10 days
  40. 1,857 ha Formosa fire, 28 August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,853 ha in total · 6 days
  41. 1,671 ha Formosa fire, 19 August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,664 ha in total · 2 days
  42. 2,115 ha Formosa fire, 18 August 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,107 ha in total · 3 days
  43. 3,418 ha Formosa fire, 21 October 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,413 ha in total · 5 days
  44. 1,962 ha Formosa fire, 2 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,959 ha in total · 11 days
  45. 4,098 ha Formosa fire, October 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,767 ha in total · 13 days
  46. 1,882 ha Formosa fire, 1 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 3,242 ha in total · 2 days
  47. 1,751 ha Formosa fire, 1 October 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,745 ha in total · 4 days
  48. 4,118 ha Formosa fire, 30 September 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,097 ha in total · 4 days
  49. 898 ha Laishi fire, September 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 2,233 ha in total · 5 days
  50. 851 ha Pirané fire, 25 September 2020 0.1% of the municipality · 13,234 ha in total · 8 days
  51. 3,843 ha Formosa fire, 24 September 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,101 ha in total · 9 days
  52. 1,815 ha Laishi fire, 23 August 2020 0.3% of the municipality · 4,684 ha in total · 8 days
  53. 2,289 ha Formosa fire, August 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,274 ha in total · 5 days
  54. 2,526 ha Formosa fire, July 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,510 ha in total · 4 days
  55. 2,337 ha Formosa fire, 13 June 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,329 ha in total · 7 days
  56. 2,258 ha Formosa fire, 13 June 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,248 ha in total · 7 days
  57. 2,022 ha Formosa fire, 20 April 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,013 ha in total · 6 days
  58. 11,387 ha Formosa fire, 10 April 2020 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 13,113 ha in total · 22 days
  59. 2,112 ha Formosa fire, 11 March 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,103 ha in total · 4 days
  60. 2,118 ha Formosa fire, 11 March 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,113 ha in total · 5 days
  61. 1,776 ha Formosa fire, 6 March 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,770 ha in total · 4 days
  62. 5,244 ha Formosa fire, 6 March 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 5,220 ha in total · 9 days
  63. 2,861 ha Formosa fire, 3 March 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,856 ha in total · 6 days
  64. 51 ha Pirané fire, 3 March 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 2,067 ha in total · 10 days
  65. 4,067 ha Formosa fire, February 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,047 ha in total · 4 days
  66. 2,066 ha Formosa fire, January 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,061 ha in total · 2 days
  67. 1,584 ha Formosa fire, December 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,580 ha in total · 2 days
  68. 3,602 ha Formosa fire, February 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,746 ha in total · 4 days
  69. 47 ha Pilcomayo fire, September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 1,525 ha in total · 2 days
  70. 1,858 ha Formosa fire, 29 August 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,848 ha in total · 2 days
  71. 2,300 ha Formosa fire, 25 August 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,295 ha in total · 6 days
  72. 4,828 ha Formosa fire, August 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,810 ha in total · 4 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/Instituto Geografico Nacional and UNHCR, OCHA ROLAC (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing both. The forecast is from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

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