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Counties that have burned most often in China

Counties of China with at least one fire larger than 1,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 515. With two or more: 313. Top of the list is Yushu City, which has burned 149 times in 9 years, with 363,765 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1Yushu CityJilin Province149×9 years · 363,765 ha
  2. 2Shuangcheng CityHeilongjiang Province112×10 years · 253,642 ha
  3. 3Zhenlai CountyJilin Province93×11 years · 277,552 ha
  4. 4FuyuJilin Province73×9 years · 168,417 ha
  5. 5Nong'an CountyJilin Province73×9 years · 141,183 ha
  6. 6Morin Dawa DaurInner Mongolia Autonomous Region72×10 years · 130,952 ha
  7. 7Longjiang CountyHeilongjiang Province62×9 years · 240,977 ha
  8. 8Hulan DistrictHeilongjiang Province62×8 years · 212,961 ha
  9. 9Boli CountyHeilongjiang Province62×9 years · 153,334 ha
  10. 10Tailai CountyHeilongjiang Province62×8 years · 99,505 ha
  11. 11Nehe CityHeilongjiang Province59×9 years · 161,524 ha
  12. 12Dehui CityJilin Province57×7 years · 134,333 ha
  13. 13Fujin CityHeilongjiang Province56×7 years · 146,688 ha
  14. 14Zhaodong CityHeilongjiang Province54×8 years · 138,677 ha
  15. 15Gannan CountyHeilongjiang Province53×7 years · 131,484 ha
  16. 16Huanan CountyHeilongjiang Province53×7 years · 117,112 ha
  17. 17Wuchang CityHeilongjiang Province52×7 years · 123,685 ha
  18. 18Bayan CountyHeilongjiang Province50×7 years · 147,315 ha
  19. 19Qian Gorlos Mongol Autonomous CountyJilin Province49×6 years · 77,708 ha
  20. 20Oroqen Autonomous BannerInner Mongolia Autonomous Region49×7 years · 61,916 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1Yushu CityJilin Province363,765 ha149× · 77 %
  2. 2Zhenlai CountyJilin Province277,552 ha93× · 52 %
  3. 3Shuangcheng CityHeilongjiang Province253,642 ha112× · 80 %
  4. 4Longjiang CountyHeilongjiang Province240,977 ha62× · 40 %
  5. 5Hulan DistrictHeilongjiang Province212,961 ha62× · 98 %
  6. 6Yilan CountyHeilongjiang Province174,121 ha48× · 38 %
  7. 7FuyuJilin Province168,417 ha73× · 39 %
  8. 8Nehe CityHeilongjiang Province161,524 ha59× · 24 %
  9. 9Boli CountyHeilongjiang Province153,334 ha62× · 34 %
  10. 10Bayan CountyHeilongjiang Province147,315 ha50× · 47 %
  11. 11Fujin CityHeilongjiang Province146,688 ha56× · 18 %
  12. 12Nong'an CountyJilin Province141,183 ha73× · 27 %
  13. 13Zhaodong CityHeilongjiang Province138,677 ha54× · 32 %
  14. 14Dehui CityJilin Province134,333 ha57× · 44 %
  15. 15Gannan CountyHeilongjiang Province131,484 ha53× · 27 %
  16. 16Morin Dawa DaurInner Mongolia Autonomous Region130,952 ha72× · 13 %
  17. 17Wuchang CityHeilongjiang Province123,685 ha52× · 17 %
  18. 18Bin CountyHeilongjiang Province119,080 ha40× · 31 %
  19. 19Fuyu CountyHeilongjiang Province118,382 ha46× · 29 %
  20. 20Huanan CountyHeilongjiang Province117,112 ha53× · 27 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1Hulan DistrictHeilongjiang Province98 %212,961 ha · 2,164 km²
  2. 2Shuangcheng CityHeilongjiang Province80 %253,642 ha · 3,153 km²
  3. 3Yushu CityJilin Province77 %363,765 ha · 4,709 km²
  4. 4Sifangtai DistrictHeilongjiang Province64 %11,988 ha · 186 km²
  5. 5Zhenlai CountyJilin Province52 %277,552 ha · 5,324 km²
  6. 6Bayan CountyHeilongjiang Province47 %147,315 ha · 3,122 km²
  7. 7Xinxing DistrictHeilongjiang Province46 %1,500 ha · 33 km²
  8. 8Dehui CityJilin Province44 %134,333 ha · 3,038 km²
  9. 9Longjiang CountyHeilongjiang Province40 %240,977 ha · 5,952 km²
  10. 10Wangkui CountyHeilongjiang Province40 %92,943 ha · 2,325 km²
  11. 11Taobei DistrictJilin Province40 %76,728 ha · 1,937 km²
  12. 12FuyuJilin Province39 %168,417 ha · 4,336 km²
  13. 13Ningjiang DistrictJilin Province38 %59,256 ha · 1,565 km²
  14. 14Yilan CountyHeilongjiang Province38 %174,121 ha · 4,636 km²
  15. 15Acheng DistrictHeilongjiang Province37 %88,841 ha · 2,379 km²
  16. 16Boli CountyHeilongjiang Province34 %153,334 ha · 4,454 km²
  17. 17Jixian CountyHeilongjiang Province34 %83,372 ha · 2,472 km²
  18. 18Huachuan CountyHeilongjiang Province33 %74,117 ha · 2,245 km²
  19. 19Zhaodong CityHeilongjiang Province32 %138,677 ha · 4,341 km²
  20. 20Bin CountyHeilongjiang Province31 %119,080 ha · 3,853 km²

How it is calculated

We count fires larger than 1,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached each municipality, even partly. Hectares are those burned inside the municipality and are added fire by fire, so land that burned twice counts twice; that is why the share, given only for municipalities of 10 km² or more, can exceed 100 % (it is then shown as a multiple). It describes what happened: it does not measure risk or say anything about causes.