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Wildfires in West Gonja

West Gonja, Ghana, has had 94 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 332,594 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 70% of its area. Fire danger today: moderate (FWI 20).

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. Fri 13 High 35° · 33 % · 23 km/h
  2. Sat 14 Moderate 36° · 31 % · 25 km/h
  3. Sun 15 High 35° · 38 % · 19 km/h
  4. Mon 16 High 35° · 34 % · 21 km/h
  5. Tue 17 Moderate 36° · 29 % · 20 km/h
  6. Wed 18 High 36° · 21 % · 27 km/h
  7. Thu 19 Very high 36° · 14 % · 31 km/h
  8. Fri 20 Extreme 37° · 15 % · 32 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. Put this widget on your website

Smoke today in West Gonja: hourly forecast

The municipality and its fires

Since 2016

332,594
hectares burned
70 %
of its area
94
fires
4,747
km²

How many times has West Gonja burned?

West Gonja has burned 94 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: West Gonja fire, 17 January 2026, with 7,604 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 12× 16
  2. 5× 17
  3. 2× 18
  4. 9× 19
  5. 7× 20
  6. 7× 21
  7. 9× 22
  8. 11× 23
  9. 8× 24
  10. 15× 25
  11. 9× 26
94
fires
11
years with fire
332,594
cumulative ha
17 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 West Gonja

  1. 7,604 ha West Gonja fire, 17 January 2026 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 7,551 ha in total · 8 days
  2. 5,731 ha West Gonja fire, 11 January 2026 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 5,698 ha in total · 21 days
  3. 2,714 ha West Gonja fire, 8 January 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,698 ha in total · 24 days
  4. 2,571 ha West Gonja fire, 7 January 2026 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,556 ha in total · 15 days
  5. 69 ha North Gonja fire, 6 January 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 2,623 ha in total · 5 days
  6. 42 ha North Gonja fire, 6 January 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,005 ha in total · 24 days
  7. 2,968 ha West Gonja fire, 5 January 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,950 ha in total · 15 days
  8. 2,047 ha West Gonja fire, 4 January 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,168 ha in total · 15 days
  9. 1,945 ha West Gonja fire, 2 January 2026 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,537 ha in total · 10 days
  10. 2,548 ha West Gonja fire, 27 December 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,534 ha in total · 10 days
  11. 4,502 ha West Gonja fire, 19 December 2025 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,487 ha in total · 8 days
  12. 2,960 ha West Gonja fire, 17 December 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,941 ha in total · 15 days
  13. 2,743 ha West Gonja fire, 17 December 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,724 ha in total · 14 days
  14. 1,162 ha Central Gonja fire, 17 December 2025 0.2% of the municipality · 9,273 ha in total · 24 days
  15. 2,029 ha West Gonja fire, 10 December 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,015 ha in total · 3 days
  16. 4,544 ha West Gonja fire, 5 December 2025 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,515 ha in total · 8 days
  17. 5,330 ha West Gonja fire, 5 December 2025 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,296 ha in total · 8 days
  18. 2,774 ha West Gonja fire, 3 December 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 5,060 ha in total · 9 days
  19. 259 ha Sawla-Tuna-Kalba fire, 25 November 2025 0.0% of the municipality · 2,035 ha in total · 2 days
  20. 2,306 ha West Gonja fire, 20 November 2025 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,329 ha in total · 9 days
  21. 3,895 ha West Gonja fire, 19 November 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,867 ha in total · 8 days
  22. 2,092 ha West Gonja fire, 12 November 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,079 ha in total · 15 days
  23. 28,266 ha West Gonja fire, 11 November 2025 where it started 6.0% of the municipality · 31,715 ha in total · 24 days
  24. 1,641 ha West Gonja fire, January 2025 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,012 ha in total · 11 days
  25. 3,119 ha Sawla-Tuna-Kalba fire, 21 December 2024 0.7% of the municipality · 3,239 ha in total · 9 days
  26. 16,294 ha West Gonja fire, 19 December 2024 where it started 3.4% of the municipality · 16,387 ha in total · 11 days
  27. 2,017 ha West Gonja fire, 13 December 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,004 ha in total · 9 days
  28. 4,017 ha West Gonja fire, 7 December 2024 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,142 ha in total · 18 days
  29. 177 ha Sawla-Tuna-Kalba fire, 1 December 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 3,221 ha in total · 6 days
  30. 33 ha Bole fire, 30 November 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 3,254 ha in total · 6 days
  31. 2,091 ha West Gonja fire, November 2024 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,077 ha in total · 15 days
  32. 396 ha Sawla-Tuna-Kalba fire, November 2024 0.1% of the municipality · 3,215 ha in total · 5 days
  33. 5,320 ha West Gonja fire, 12 December 2023 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,286 ha in total · 14 days
  34. 4,012 ha West Gonja fire, 9 December 2023 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,217 ha in total · 16 days
  35. 2,655 ha West Gonja fire, 9 December 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,637 ha in total · 5 days
  36. 2,167 ha West Gonja fire, 6 December 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,152 ha in total · 7 days
  37. 2,391 ha West Gonja fire, 5 December 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,374 ha in total · 7 days
  38. 16,202 ha West Gonja fire, 5 December 2023 where it started 3.4% of the municipality · 16,123 ha in total · 29 days
  39. 2,530 ha West Gonja fire, 4 December 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,515 ha in total · 7 days
  40. 2,848 ha West Gonja fire, 3 December 2023 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,830 ha in total · 5 days
  41. 1,743 ha West Gonja fire, 3 December 2023 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,097 ha in total · 5 days
  42. 2,303 ha West Gonja fire, 2 December 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,288 ha in total · 4 days
  43. 2,358 ha West Gonja fire, 1 December 2023 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,344 ha in total · 14 days
  44. 2,118 ha West Gonja fire, 15 December 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,104 ha in total · 4 days
  45. 3,409 ha West Gonja fire, 9 December 2022 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,385 ha in total · 11 days
  46. 7,743 ha West Gonja fire, 8 December 2022 where it started 1.6% of the municipality · 7,666 ha in total · 20 days
  47. 2,613 ha West Gonja fire, 6 December 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,599 ha in total · 9 days
  48. 3,700 ha West Gonja fire, 21 November 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,676 ha in total · 7 days
  49. 2,760 ha West Gonja fire, 20 November 2022 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,757 ha in total · 5 days
  50. 47 ha Sawla-Tuna-Kalba fire, November 2022 0.0% of the municipality · 2,413 ha in total · 10 days
  51. 3,828 ha West Gonja fire, 23 January 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,802 ha in total · 9 days
  52. 3,580 ha West Gonja fire, 6 January 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 5,003 ha in total · 9 days
  53. 4,493 ha West Gonja fire, 22 December 2021 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,462 ha in total · 9 days
  54. 21 ha North Gonja fire, 21 December 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 7,176 ha in total · 12 days
  55. 3,095 ha West Gonja fire, 16 December 2021 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,074 ha in total · 6 days
  56. 5,502 ha West Gonja fire, 16 December 2021 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 5,464 ha in total · 14 days
  57. 2,153 ha West Gonja fire, 16 December 2021 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,140 ha in total · 14 days
  58. 2,392 ha West Gonja fire, 13 December 2021 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,377 ha in total · 20 days
  59. 2,303 ha North Gonja fire, 5 December 2021 0.5% of the municipality · 2,337 ha in total · 6 days
  60. 2,523 ha West Gonja fire, 26 December 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,506 ha in total · 7 days
  61. 10,160 ha West Gonja fire, 19 December 2020 where it started 2.1% of the municipality · 13,009 ha in total · 15 days
  62. 2,077 ha West Gonja fire, 18 December 2020 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,064 ha in total · 5 days
  63. 2,553 ha West Gonja fire, November 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,538 ha in total · 12 days
  64. 42 ha Central Gonja fire, 12 November 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 2,788 ha in total · 15 days
  65. 3,382 ha West Gonja fire, 11 January 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,405 ha in total · 6 days
  66. 3,338 ha West Gonja fire, 2 January 2020 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,315 ha in total · 13 days
  67. 2,021 ha West Gonja fire, 22 December 2019 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,007 ha in total · 3 days
  68. 21 ha Sawla-Tuna-Kalba fire, 20 December 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,544 ha in total · 12 days
  69. 5,852 ha West Gonja fire, 16 December 2019 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 5,797 ha in total · 11 days
  70. 13,229 ha West Gonja fire, 14 December 2019 where it started 2.8% of the municipality · 12,895 ha in total · 23 days
  71. 4,998 ha West Gonja fire, 9 December 2019 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 5,515 ha in total · 16 days
  72. 2,254 ha West Gonja fire, 8 December 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,239 ha in total · 15 days
  73. 2,350 ha West Gonja fire, 8 December 2019 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,334 ha in total · 8 days
  74. 25 ha Bole fire, 7 December 2019 0.0% of the municipality · 3,397 ha in total · 8 days
  75. 1,587 ha West Gonja fire, January 2019 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,364 ha in total · 2 days
  76. 611 ha Sawla-Tuna-Kalba fire, 26 December 2018 0.1% of the municipality · 2,454 ha in total · 8 days
  77. 2,210 ha West Gonja fire, December 2018 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,200 ha in total · 11 days
  78. 2,931 ha West Gonja fire, December 2017 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,912 ha in total · 4 days
  79. 4,934 ha West Gonja fire, 25 November 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,902 ha in total · 8 days
  80. 3,679 ha West Gonja fire, 22 November 2017 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,654 ha in total · 16 days
  81. 17,931 ha Sawla-Tuna-Kalba fire, 15 November 2017 3.8% of the municipality · 34,905 ha in total · 28 days
  82. 1,118 ha West Gonja fire, 14 November 2017 where it started 0.2% of the municipality · 2,175 ha in total · 17 days
  83. 2,687 ha West Gonja fire, 24 December 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,667 ha in total · 9 days
  84. 2,851 ha West Gonja fire, 24 December 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,957 ha in total · 11 days
  85. 940 ha Sawla-Tuna-Kalba fire, 22 December 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 3,629 ha in total · 7 days
  86. 2,266 ha West Gonja fire, 11 December 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,250 ha in total · 4 days
  87. 2,881 ha West Gonja fire, 10 December 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,866 ha in total · 6 days
  88. 2,746 ha West Gonja fire, 8 December 2016 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 2,727 ha in total · 10 days
  89. 3,470 ha West Gonja fire, 6 December 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,448 ha in total · 18 days
  90. 2,400 ha West Gonja fire, 3 December 2016 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,384 ha in total · 12 days
  91. 320 ha Central Gonja fire, 3 December 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 2,655 ha in total · 14 days
  92. 3,181 ha West Gonja fire, 1 December 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,161 ha in total · 13 days
  93. 2,116 ha West Gonja fire, February 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,101 ha in total · 4 days
  94. 1,734 ha West Gonja fire, January 2016 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 2,067 ha in total · 6 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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