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Wildfires in Central Gonja

Central Gonja, Ghana, has had 84 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 228,010 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 30% of its area. Fire danger today: low (FWI 10).

Only fires of 2,000 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 Moderate 37° · 33 % · 25 km/h
  2. Thu 29 Low 36° · 40 % · 30 km/h
  3. Fri 30 Moderate 36° · 42 % · 28 km/h
  4. Sat 31 Moderate 35° · 41 % · 21 km/h
  5. Sun 1 Moderate 38° · 30 % · 24 km/h
  6. Mon 2 Moderate 37° · 37 % · 26 km/h
  7. Tue 3 High 37° · 36 % · 32 km/h
  8. Wed 4 High 38° · 40 % · 29 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

228,010
hectares burned
30 %
of its area
84
fires
7,606
km²

How many times has Central Gonja burned?

Central Gonja has burned 84 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Central Gonja fire, 18 January 2026, with 2,055 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 2× 16
  2. 4× 17
  3. 2× 18
  4. 8× 19
  5. 10× 20
  6. 9× 21
  7. 4× 22
  8. 7× 23
  9. 13× 24
  10. 10× 25
  11. 15× 26
84
fires
11
years with fire
228,010
cumulative ha
18 Jan 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 2,000 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 Ghana →

Fires that entered Central Gonja

  1. 2,055 ha Central Gonja fire, 18 January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,042 ha in total · 11 days
  2. 30 ha North East Gonja fire, 17 January 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 2,497 ha in total · 5 days
  3. 2,497 ha Central Gonja fire, 15 January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,482 ha in total · 16 days
  4. 5,945 ha Central Gonja fire, 14 January 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 5,909 ha in total · 18 days
  5. 2,146 ha Central Gonja fire, 13 January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,132 ha in total · 6 days
  6. 2,643 ha Central Gonja fire, 11 January 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,626 ha in total · 18 days
  7. 8,177 ha Central Gonja fire, 10 January 2026 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 8,124 ha in total · 21 days
  8. 2,598 ha Central Gonja fire, 9 January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,620 ha in total · 23 days
  9. 2,617 ha Central Gonja fire, 6 January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,603 ha in total · 8 days
  10. 7,271 ha Bole fire, 6 January 2026 1.0% of the municipality · 16,371 ha in total · 29 days
  11. 9,592 ha Central Gonja fire, 4 January 2026 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 9,558 ha in total · 9 days
  12. 10,772 ha Central Gonja fire, 2 January 2026 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 10,707 ha in total · 31 days
  13. 20 ha North East Gonja fire, 2 January 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 4,969 ha in total · 17 days
  14. 2,597 ha Central Gonja fire, 2 January 2026 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,579 ha in total · 12 days
  15. 1,471 ha North East Gonja fire, 1 January 2026 0.2% of the municipality · 80,705 ha in total · 47 days
  16. 6 ha North East Gonja fire, 27 December 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 11,054 ha in total · 28 days
  17. 2,391 ha Central Gonja fire, 26 December 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,375 ha in total · 8 days
  18. 1,454 ha Central Gonja fire, 22 December 2025 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,566 ha in total · 17 days
  19. 3,975 ha Tolon fire, 20 December 2025 0.5% of the municipality · 7,391 ha in total · 22 days
  20. 3,549 ha Central Gonja fire, 18 December 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,526 ha in total · 10 days
  21. 8,246 ha Central Gonja fire, 17 December 2025 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 9,345 ha in total · 24 days
  22. 2,051 ha Central Gonja fire, 17 December 2025 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,689 ha in total · 14 days
  23. 5,018 ha Central Gonja fire, 10 December 2025 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,989 ha in total · 14 days
  24. 2,937 ha Central Gonja fire, November 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,920 ha in total · 9 days
  25. 383 ha West Gonja fire, January 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 2,012 ha in total · 11 days
  26. 2,289 ha Central Gonja fire, 19 December 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,276 ha in total · 13 days
  27. 27 ha Tolon fire, December 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 2,212 ha in total · 18 days
  28. 23 ha Bole fire, 15 December 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 2,601 ha in total · 11 days
  29. 3,687 ha Central Gonja fire, 14 December 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,663 ha in total · 10 days
  30. 1 ha North East Gonja fire, 14 December 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 4,492 ha in total · 21 days
  31. 5 ha Bole fire, 10 December 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 2,608 ha in total · 20 days
  32. 2,169 ha Central Gonja fire, 9 December 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,155 ha in total · 10 days
  33. 6,535 ha Central Gonja fire, 6 December 2024 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 6,495 ha in total · 24 days
  34. 69 ha Bole fire, 30 November 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 3,254 ha in total · 6 days
  35. 407 ha North East Gonja fire, 6 February 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 2,443 ha in total · 4 days
  36. 2,470 ha Central Gonja fire, 12 January 2024 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,455 ha in total · 15 days
  37. 0 ha North East Gonja fire, January 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 3,053 ha in total · 15 days
  38. 3,613 ha Central Gonja fire, 6 January 2024 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,590 ha in total · 13 days
  39. 2,528 ha Central Gonja fire, 18 December 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,510 ha in total · 15 days
  40. 2,260 ha Central Gonja fire, 17 December 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,245 ha in total · 10 days
  41. 2,085 ha Central Gonja fire, 14 December 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,070 ha in total · 13 days
  42. 2,233 ha Central Gonja fire, 12 December 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,217 ha in total · 11 days
  43. 2,123 ha Central Gonja fire, 12 December 2023 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,110 ha in total · 18 days
  44. 3,907 ha Central Gonja fire, 7 December 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,882 ha in total · 17 days
  45. 133 ha Bole fire, 2 December 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 3,157 ha in total · 18 days
  46. 77 ha Tolon fire, December 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 3,369 ha in total · 11 days
  47. 2,066 ha Central Gonja fire, 20 December 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,052 ha in total · 12 days
  48. 2,698 ha Central Gonja fire, 19 December 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,681 ha in total · 17 days
  49. 4,070 ha Central Gonja fire, January 2022 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,043 ha in total · 14 days
  50. 2,262 ha Central Gonja fire, 28 December 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,247 ha in total · 5 days
  51. 2,456 ha Central Gonja fire, 22 December 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,439 ha in total · 9 days
  52. 2,489 ha Central Gonja fire, 18 December 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,473 ha in total · 16 days
  53. 221 ha Tolon fire, 16 December 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 2,038 ha in total · 15 days
  54. 3,569 ha Central Gonja fire, 16 December 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,544 ha in total · 15 days
  55. 59 ha North East Gonja fire, 16 December 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 2,434 ha in total · 8 days
  56. 2,131 ha Central Gonja fire, 16 December 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,118 ha in total · 8 days
  57. 2,045 ha Central Gonja fire, January 2021 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,033 ha in total · 14 days
  58. 807 ha North East Gonja fire, January 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 2,995 ha in total · 23 days
  59. 2,956 ha Central Gonja fire, December 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,937 ha in total · 8 days
  60. 2,764 ha Central Gonja fire, 12 November 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,788 ha in total · 15 days
  61. 2,651 ha Central Gonja fire, 11 November 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,633 ha in total · 20 days
  62. 4,271 ha Central Gonja fire, 7 November 2020 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,244 ha in total · 19 days
  63. 2,627 ha Tolon fire, 13 January 2020 0.4% of the municipality · 2,688 ha in total · 9 days
  64. 1,617 ha Central Gonja fire, 9 January 2020 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,026 ha in total · 13 days
  65. 2,214 ha Central Gonja fire, 2 January 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,199 ha in total · 3 days
  66. 2,739 ha Central Gonja fire, 2 January 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,723 ha in total · 7 days
  67. 2,085 ha Central Gonja fire, 1 January 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,078 ha in total · 6 days
  68. 2,275 ha Central Gonja fire, 1 January 2020 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,262 ha in total · 7 days
  69. 2,527 ha Central Gonja fire, 28 December 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,511 ha in total · 9 days
  70. 1,371 ha Central Gonja fire, 28 December 2019 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,891 ha in total · 13 days
  71. 3,937 ha Central Gonja fire, 25 December 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,913 ha in total · 18 days
  72. 5,682 ha Central Gonja fire, 22 December 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 5,646 ha in total · 19 days
  73. 2,671 ha Central Gonja fire, 15 December 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,655 ha in total · 11 days
  74. 7,909 ha Central Gonja fire, 12 December 2019 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 7,857 ha in total · 22 days
  75. 364 ha Tolon fire, January 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 2,150 ha in total · 9 days
  76. 2,151 ha Central Gonja fire, January 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,137 ha in total · 5 days
  77. 2,384 ha North East Gonja fire, 10 December 2018 0.3% of the municipality · 2,373 ha in total · 10 days
  78. 51 ha Bole fire, 3 January 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 2,331 ha in total · 12 days
  79. 3,794 ha Central Gonja fire, 9 December 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 3,770 ha in total · 10 days
  80. 4,355 ha Central Gonja fire, 6 December 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 4,328 ha in total · 8 days
  81. 5,000 ha Central Gonja fire, 4 December 2017 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,971 ha in total · 13 days
  82. 2,349 ha Central Gonja fire, November 2017 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,335 ha in total · 16 days
  83. 2,959 ha Central Gonja fire, 28 December 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,942 ha in total · 9 days
  84. 2,352 ha Central Gonja fire, 3 December 2016 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,655 ha in total · 14 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/USAID Ghana HPNO, Ghana Statistical Service (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)). 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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