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Wildfires in Plateaux

Plateaux, Gabon, has had 78 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 111,984 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 20% of its area. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 0).

Only fires of 1,000 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. Sat 24 Very low 29° · 58 % · 21 km/h
  2. Sun 25 Very low 30° · 65 % · 22 km/h
  3. Mon 26 Very low 30° · 62 % · 18 km/h
  4. Tue 27 Very low 28° · 77 % · 25 km/h
  5. Wed 28 Very low 29° · 68 % · 26 km/h
  6. Thu 29 Very low 28° · 66 % · 24 km/h
  7. Fri 30 Very low 28° · 70 % · 26 km/h
  8. Sat 31 Very low 28° · 67 % · 23 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

111,984
hectares burned
20 %
of its area
78
fires
5,646
km²

How many times has Plateaux burned?

Plateaux has burned 78 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Plateaux fire, August 2026, with 2,084 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 4× 16
  2. 6× 17
  3. 6× 18
  4. 6× 19
  5. 3× 20
  6. 1× 21
  7. 6× 22
  8. 4× 23
  9. 5× 24
  10. 12× 25
  11. 25× 26
78
fires
11
years with fire
111,984
cumulative ha
2 Aug 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 1,000 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 Gabon →

Fires that entered Plateaux

  1. 2,084 ha Plateaux fire, August 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,069 ha in total · 1 day
  2. 1,293 ha Plateaux fire, 29 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,284 ha in total · 1 day
  3. 1,565 ha Plateaux fire, 29 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,554 ha in total · 1 day
  4. 1,080 ha Plateaux fire, 26 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,072 ha in total · 5 days
  5. 1,846 ha Plateaux fire, 24 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,834 ha in total · 6 days
  6. 1,332 ha Plateaux fire, 24 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,403 ha in total · 1 day
  7. 1,007 ha Plateaux fire, 23 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,000 ha in total · 3 days
  8. 1,429 ha Plateaux fire, 22 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,419 ha in total · 2 days
  9. 1,342 ha Plateaux fire, 13 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,333 ha in total · 1 day
  10. 1,902 ha Plateaux fire, 12 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,889 ha in total · 2 days
  11. 1,050 ha Plateaux fire, 12 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,043 ha in total · 1 day
  12. 1,008 ha Plateaux fire, 11 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,001 ha in total · 2 days
  13. 1,047 ha Plateaux fire, 9 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,040 ha in total · 1 day
  14. 2,793 ha Plateaux fire, 5 July 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,774 ha in total · 3 days
  15. 1,266 ha Plateaux fire, 4 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,257 ha in total · 2 days
  16. 1,422 ha Plateaux fire, 3 July 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,413 ha in total · 3 days
  17. 500 ha Plateaux fire, 2 July 2026 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,849 ha in total · 1 day
  18. 1,641 ha Plateaux fire, 2 July 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,630 ha in total · 3 days
  19. 1,898 ha Plateaux fire, 30 June 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,983 ha in total · 6 days
  20. 1,117 ha Plateaux fire, 23 June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,110 ha in total · 2 days
  21. 1,111 ha Plateaux fire, 23 June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,104 ha in total · 1 day
  22. 1,060 ha Plateaux fire, 22 June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,053 ha in total · 1 day
  23. 1,069 ha Plateaux fire, 20 June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,062 ha in total · 1 day
  24. 1,325 ha Plateaux fire, 19 June 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,316 ha in total · 7 days
  25. 1,155 ha Plateaux fire, May 2026 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,148 ha in total · 1 day
  26. 319 ha Plateaux fire, October 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 1,215 ha in total · 4 days
  27. 2,147 ha Plateaux fire, 25 September 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,133 ha in total · 4 days
  28. 1,270 ha Plateaux fire, 1 September 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,261 ha in total · 4 days
  29. 1,079 ha Plateaux fire, 27 August 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,071 ha in total · 4 days
  30. 1,015 ha Plateaux fire, 22 August 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,008 ha in total · 3 days
  31. 1,104 ha Plateaux fire, 22 August 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,096 ha in total · 3 days
  32. 3,404 ha Plateaux fire, 22 August 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,382 ha in total · 3 days
  33. 1,018 ha Plateaux fire, 15 August 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,010 ha in total · 3 days
  34. 2,463 ha Plateaux fire, 11 August 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,445 ha in total · 8 days
  35. 1,255 ha Plateaux fire, 23 July 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,246 ha in total · 2 days
  36. 786 ha Plateaux fire, 20 July 2025 where it started 0.1% of the municipality · 2,498 ha in total · 2 days
  37. 1,535 ha Plateaux fire, 20 July 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,524 ha in total · 1 day
  38. 1,370 ha Plateaux fire, 18 August 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,507 ha in total · 1 day
  39. 1,297 ha Plateaux fire, 2 August 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,289 ha in total · 1 day
  40. 1,895 ha Plateaux fire, 30 July 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,882 ha in total · 6 days
  41. 2,594 ha Plateaux fire, 18 July 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,112 ha in total · 6 days
  42. 1,318 ha Plateaux fire, January 2024 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,309 ha in total · 1 day
  43. 3,012 ha Plateaux fire, 10 September 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,991 ha in total · 4 days
  44. 2,135 ha Plateaux fire, 7 September 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,120 ha in total · 2 days
  45. 1,272 ha Plateaux fire, August 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,263 ha in total · 2 days
  46. 1,047 ha Plateaux fire, July 2023 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,040 ha in total · 4 days
  47. 854 ha Plateaux fire, August 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,069 ha in total · 2 days
  48. 2,262 ha Plateaux fire, 29 July 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,246 ha in total · 4 days
  49. 1,298 ha Plateaux fire, 12 July 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,289 ha in total · 6 days
  50. 1,047 ha Plateaux fire, 8 July 2022 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,040 ha in total · 3 days
  51. 1,485 ha Plateaux fire, 22 June 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,475 ha in total · 3 days
  52. 1,824 ha Plateaux fire, 19 June 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,905 ha in total · 2 days
  53. 1,106 ha Plateaux fire, September 2021 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,099 ha in total · 1 day
  54. 1,520 ha Plateaux fire, August 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,510 ha in total · 2 days
  55. 1,393 ha Plateaux fire, July 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,384 ha in total · 2 days
  56. 1,087 ha Plateaux fire, March 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,080 ha in total · 2 days
  57. 1,182 ha Plateaux fire, 13 August 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,174 ha in total · 3 days
  58. 1,939 ha Plateaux fire, 13 August 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,925 ha in total · 2 days
  59. 1,456 ha Plateaux fire, July 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,447 ha in total · 1 day
  60. 31 ha Djouori-Agnili fire, June 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 1,107 ha in total · 2 days
  61. 1,474 ha Plateaux fire, June 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,560 ha in total · 4 days
  62. 1,198 ha Plateaux fire, March 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,190 ha in total · 1 day
  63. 1,017 ha Plateaux fire, 30 July 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,011 ha in total · 3 days
  64. 1,473 ha Plateaux fire, 29 July 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,463 ha in total · 1 day
  65. 2,488 ha Plateaux fire, 27 July 2018 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,471 ha in total · 3 days
  66. 1,624 ha Plateaux fire, 16 July 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,613 ha in total · 2 days
  67. 1,486 ha Plateaux fire, 20 June 2018 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,476 ha in total · 2 days
  68. 1,252 ha Plateaux fire, 6 June 2018 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,364 ha in total · 1 day
  69. 1,623 ha Plateaux fire, August 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,612 ha in total · 4 days
  70. 1,685 ha Plateaux fire, 26 July 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,674 ha in total · 2 days
  71. 1,768 ha Plateaux fire, 24 July 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,757 ha in total · 2 days
  72. 165 ha Plateaux fire, 19 July 2017 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 1,201 ha in total · 1 day
  73. 1,463 ha Plateaux fire, 17 July 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,453 ha in total · 1 day
  74. 1,794 ha Plateaux fire, 16 July 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,782 ha in total · 2 days
  75. 1,241 ha Plateaux fire, August 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,233 ha in total · 3 days
  76. 1,386 ha Plateaux fire, 30 July 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,377 ha in total · 5 days
  77. 1,578 ha Plateaux fire, 29 July 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 1,568 ha in total · 1 day
  78. 1,108 ha Plateaux fire, 28 July 2016 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 1,181 ha in total · 3 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/geoBoundaries, Wikimedia (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License). 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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