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Wildfires in Huacaraje

Huacaraje, Bolivia, has had 80 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 527,789 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 95% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 5).

Only fires of 3,000 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. Wed 28 Very low 29° · 65 % · 31 km/h
  2. Thu 29 Very low 30° · 58 % · 23 km/h
  3. Fri 30 Very low 32° · 56 % · 18 km/h
  4. Sat 31 Very low 33° · 59 % · 28 km/h
  5. Sun 1 Very low 34° · 52 % · 31 km/h
  6. Mon 2 Very low 34° · 55 % · 32 km/h
  7. Tue 3 Low 34° · 55 % · 38 km/h
  8. Wed 4 Low 36° · 50 % · 39 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

527,789
hectares burned
95 %
of its area
80
fires
5,546
km²

How many times has Huacaraje burned?

Huacaraje has burned 80 times since 2016, in 10 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. The most recent: Magdalena fire, 1 October 2025, with 2,654 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 8× 16
  2. 10× 17
  3. 5× 18
  4. 9× 19
  5. 6× 20
  6. 10× 21
  7. 6× 22
  8. 7× 23
  9. 17× 24
  10. 2× 25
  11.   26
80
fires
10
years with fire
527,789
cumulative ha
1 Oct 2025
most recent

Fires larger than 3,000 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 Bolivia →

Fires that entered Huacaraje

  1. 2,654 ha Magdalena fire, 1 October 2025 0.5% of the municipality · 5,191 ha in total · 13 days
  2. 1,003 ha Magdalena fire, September 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 6,008 ha in total · 15 days
  3. 3,197 ha Huacaraje fire, 6 October 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,176 ha in total · 6 days
  4. 8,462 ha Huacaraje fire, 2 October 2024 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 8,404 ha in total · 17 days
  5. 5,165 ha Huacaraje fire, 25 September 2024 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 5,135 ha in total · 22 days
  6. 8,470 ha Huacaraje fire, 21 September 2024 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 8,413 ha in total · 20 days
  7. 3,404 ha Huacaraje fire, 19 September 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,388 ha in total · 28 days
  8. 50 ha Magdalena fire, 17 September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 18,796 ha in total · 20 days
  9. 226 ha Magdalena fire, 12 September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 14,245 ha in total · 37 days
  10. 1,295 ha San Javier fire, August 2024 0.2% of the municipality · 6,186 ha in total · 13 days
  11. 3,598 ha Huacaraje fire, 19 August 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,578 ha in total · 14 days
  12. 15,928 ha Huacaraje fire, 12 August 2024 where it started 2.9% of the municipality · 29,025 ha in total · 41 days
  13. 12,665 ha Huacaraje fire, 3 August 2024 where it started 2.3% of the municipality · 12,597 ha in total · 13 days
  14. 20,399 ha Huacaraje fire, 1 August 2024 where it started 3.7% of the municipality · 23,952 ha in total · 48 days
  15. 481 ha San Ramón fire, 30 July 2024 0.1% of the municipality · 9,226 ha in total · 6 days
  16. 3,489 ha Huacaraje fire, 18 July 2024 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,473 ha in total · 13 days
  17. 11,076 ha Huacaraje fire, 17 July 2024 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 16,715 ha in total · 9 days
  18. 542 ha San Javier fire, 13 July 2024 0.1% of the municipality · 3,148 ha in total · 5 days
  19. 28,056 ha Huacaraje fire, 13 July 2024 where it started 5.1% of the municipality · 27,886 ha in total · 26 days
  20. 6,490 ha Huacaraje fire, November 2023 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 6,454 ha in total · 12 days
  21. 1,658 ha Magdalena fire, 3 November 2023 0.3% of the municipality · 10,855 ha in total · 17 days
  22. 10,351 ha Huacaraje fire, 22 October 2023 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 10,289 ha in total · 5 days
  23. 2,094 ha Huacaraje fire, 14 October 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 6,474 ha in total · 20 days
  24. 19,802 ha Huacaraje fire, 8 October 2023 where it started 3.6% of the municipality · 19,681 ha in total · 19 days
  25. 28,055 ha Huacaraje fire, 23 September 2023 where it started 5.1% of the municipality · 27,922 ha in total · 32 days
  26. 4,128 ha Huacaraje fire, 10 September 2023 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,107 ha in total · 3 days
  27. 3,694 ha Huacaraje fire, 7 September 2022 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 7,488 ha in total · 16 days
  28. 148 ha Magdalena fire, 2 September 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 4,099 ha in total · 4 days
  29. 3,495 ha Huacaraje fire, 1 September 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,480 ha in total · 32 days
  30. 2,040 ha San Javier fire, 30 August 2022 0.4% of the municipality · 39,373 ha in total · 37 days
  31. 40,844 ha Huacaraje fire, 25 August 2022 where it started 7.4% of the municipality · 40,600 ha in total · 44 days
  32. 32,256 ha Huacaraje fire, 24 August 2022 where it started 5.8% of the municipality · 32,069 ha in total · 36 days
  33. 3,935 ha Huacaraje fire, November 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,917 ha in total · 7 days
  34. 3,635 ha Huacaraje fire, October 2021 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,612 ha in total · 7 days
  35. 380 ha San Javier fire, 29 September 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 3,275 ha in total · 6 days
  36. 2,832 ha San Ramón fire, 26 September 2021 0.5% of the municipality · 12,189 ha in total · 9 days
  37. 10,143 ha Huacaraje fire, 24 September 2021 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 10,074 ha in total · 22 days
  38. 1,648 ha Huacaraje fire, 20 September 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 10,026 ha in total · 22 days
  39. 4,319 ha Huacaraje fire, 18 September 2021 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,297 ha in total · 11 days
  40. 31,533 ha Huacaraje fire, 11 September 2021 where it started 5.7% of the municipality · 36,282 ha in total · 23 days
  41. 175 ha Baures fire, August 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 5,616 ha in total · 13 days
  42. 3,082 ha Huacaraje fire, August 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,060 ha in total · 6 days
  43. 6,290 ha Huacaraje fire, November 2020 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 6,246 ha in total · 11 days
  44. 3,296 ha Huacaraje fire, 16 October 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,277 ha in total · 11 days
  45. 3,573 ha Huacaraje fire, 2 October 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,919 ha in total · 4 days
  46. 3,844 ha Huacaraje fire, 2 October 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,866 ha in total · 16 days
  47. 26 ha Baures fire, 5 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 6,029 ha in total · 6 days
  48. 8,968 ha Huacaraje fire, August 2020 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 8,911 ha in total · 4 days
  49. 5,660 ha Huacaraje fire, 26 October 2019 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,626 ha in total · 10 days
  50. 4,684 ha Huacaraje fire, 2 October 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,659 ha in total · 14 days
  51. 3,056 ha Huacaraje fire, 28 September 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,037 ha in total · 6 days
  52. 1,732 ha San Ramón fire, September 2019 0.3% of the municipality · 7,587 ha in total · 9 days
  53. 6,142 ha Huacaraje fire, 2 September 2019 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 6,109 ha in total · 7 days
  54. 4,209 ha Huacaraje fire, 31 August 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,179 ha in total · 9 days
  55. 4,472 ha Huacaraje fire, 21 August 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,444 ha in total · 12 days
  56. 4,244 ha Huacaraje fire, 11 August 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,965 ha in total · 8 days
  57. 9,527 ha Huacaraje fire, 3 August 2019 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 9,756 ha in total · 12 days
  58. 3,474 ha Huacaraje fire, 19 September 2018 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,455 ha in total · 10 days
  59. 3,748 ha Huacaraje fire, 13 September 2018 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,726 ha in total · 2 days
  60. 9,190 ha Huacaraje fire, 7 September 2018 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 9,141 ha in total · 7 days
  61. 3,205 ha Huacaraje fire, 6 September 2018 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,183 ha in total · 6 days
  62. 9,377 ha Huacaraje fire, 1 September 2018 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 9,323 ha in total · 14 days
  63. 5,386 ha Huacaraje fire, 22 September 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,357 ha in total · 4 days
  64. 5,984 ha Huacaraje fire, 19 September 2017 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,943 ha in total · 8 days
  65. 8,113 ha Huacaraje fire, 13 September 2017 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 8,063 ha in total · 15 days
  66. 3,426 ha Huacaraje fire, 7 September 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,407 ha in total · 14 days
  67. 6,080 ha Huacaraje fire, 7 September 2017 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 6,052 ha in total · 18 days
  68. 3,697 ha Huacaraje fire, 24 August 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,499 ha in total · 12 days
  69. 5,253 ha Huacaraje fire, 19 August 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,672 ha in total · 10 days
  70. 67 ha San Ramón fire, 9 August 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 4,119 ha in total · 4 days
  71. 5,091 ha Huacaraje fire, 2 August 2017 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 5,139 ha in total · 11 days
  72. 5,056 ha Huacaraje fire, July 2017 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 5,026 ha in total · 12 days
  73. 3,907 ha Huacaraje fire, 16 October 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,888 ha in total · 5 days
  74. 3,325 ha Huacaraje fire, 11 October 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,308 ha in total · 9 days
  75. 11 ha San Ramón fire, September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 5,527 ha in total · 7 days
  76. 4,165 ha Huacaraje fire, September 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,139 ha in total · 14 days
  77. 3,425 ha Huacaraje fire, 18 August 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,405 ha in total · 15 days
  78. 3,048 ha Huacaraje fire, 5 August 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,031 ha in total · 4 days
  79. 25 ha Baures fire, July 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 10,496 ha in total · 9 days
  80. 16,118 ha San Ramón fire, 20 July 2016 2.9% of the municipality · 16,390 ha in total · 16 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/GeoBolivia (Public Domain). 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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