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Districts that have burned most often in Gambia

Districts of Gambia with at least one fire larger than 1,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 33. With two or more: 31. Top of the list is Kiang West, which has burned 50 times in 11 years, with 117,065 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1Kiang WestMansakonko50×11 years · 117,065 ha
  2. 2Foni BondaliBrikama22×10 years · 22,626 ha
  3. 3Foni KansalaBrikama18×9 years · 18,491 ha
  4. 4Wuli WestBasse17×7 years · 21,122 ha
  5. 5Kiang CentralMansakonko17×9 years · 17,035 ha
  6. 6SanduBasse15×7 years · 15,099 ha
  7. 7Wuli EastBasse14×7 years · 15,460 ha
  8. 8NianiKuntaur13×8 years · 14,848 ha
  9. 9Upper Fuladu WestKuntaur13×7 years · 12,908 ha
  10. 10TumanaBasse13×6 years · 12,587 ha
  11. 11SamiKuntaur11×7 years · 12,565 ha
  12. 12JimaraBasse11×6 years · 10,889 ha
  13. 13KantoraBasse11×9 years · 7,846 ha
  14. 14Jarra EastMansakonko9×6 years · 8,408 ha
  15. 15Jarra centralMansakonko8×5 years · 8,249 ha
  16. 16Foni JarrolBrikama8×6 years · 6,130 ha
  17. 17BasseBasse8×5 years · 4,654 ha
  18. 18Lower Fuladu WestJanjanbureh7×7 years · 6,163 ha
  19. 19IlliasaKerewan6×4 years · 8,581 ha
  20. 20Niamina WestJanjanbureh6×3 years · 7,511 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1Kiang WestMansakonko117,065 ha50× · 1.7×
  2. 2Foni BondaliBrikama22,626 ha22× · 1.4×
  3. 3Wuli WestBasse21,122 ha17× · 76 %
  4. 4Foni KansalaBrikama18,491 ha18× · 94 %
  5. 5Kiang CentralMansakonko17,035 ha17× · 1.0×
  6. 6Wuli EastBasse15,460 ha14× · 47 %
  7. 7SanduBasse15,099 ha15× · 45 %
  8. 8NianiKuntaur14,848 ha13× · 34 %
  9. 9Upper Fuladu WestKuntaur12,908 ha13× · 27 %
  10. 10TumanaBasse12,587 ha13× · 41 %
  11. 11SamiKuntaur12,565 ha11× · 25 %
  12. 12JimaraBasse10,889 ha11× · 33 %
  13. 13IlliasaKerewan8,581 ha6× · 23 %
  14. 14NianijaKuntaur8,539 ha5× · 63 %
  15. 15Jarra EastMansakonko8,408 ha9× · 38 %
  16. 16Jarra centralMansakonko8,249 ha8× · 53 %
  17. 17KantoraBasse7,846 ha11× · 26 %
  18. 18Niamina WestJanjanbureh7,511 ha6× · 48 %
  19. 19Foni Bintang KaranaiBrikama6,686 ha6× · 24 %
  20. 20Kiang EastMansakonko6,630 ha5× · 51 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1Kiang WestMansakonko1.7×117,065 ha · 704 km²
  2. 2Foni BondaliBrikama1.4×22,626 ha · 157 km²
  3. 3Kiang CentralMansakonko1.0×17,035 ha · 164 km²
  4. 4Foni KansalaBrikama94 %18,491 ha · 196 km²
  5. 5Wuli WestBasse76 %21,122 ha · 276 km²
  6. 6Foni JarrolBrikama76 %6,130 ha · 80 km²
  7. 7NianijaKuntaur63 %8,539 ha · 136 km²
  8. 8Jarra centralMansakonko53 %8,249 ha · 156 km²
  9. 9Kiang EastMansakonko51 %6,630 ha · 129 km²
  10. 10Niamina WestJanjanbureh48 %7,511 ha · 156 km²
  11. 11Wuli EastBasse47 %15,460 ha · 326 km²
  12. 12SanduBasse45 %15,099 ha · 333 km²
  13. 13TumanaBasse41 %12,587 ha · 304 km²
  14. 14Jarra EastMansakonko38 %8,408 ha · 219 km²
  15. 15Lower SaloumKuntaur35 %6,520 ha · 186 km²
  16. 16NianiKuntaur34 %14,848 ha · 439 km²
  17. 17JimaraBasse33 %10,889 ha · 335 km²
  18. 18Niamina DankunkuJanjanbureh29 %3,751 ha · 127 km²
  19. 19BasseBasse28 %4,654 ha · 165 km²
  20. 20Upper Fuladu WestKuntaur27 %12,908 ha · 473 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.