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Municipalities that have burned most often in Kosovo

Municipalities of Kosovo with at least one fire larger than 100 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 30. With two or more: 26. Top of the list is Municipality of Mitrovica, which has burned 25 times in 8 years, with 4,018 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1Municipality of Mitrovica25×8 years · 4,018 ha
  2. 2Municipality of Podujeva24×6 years · 2,922 ha
  3. 3Municipality of Vushtrri22×7 years · 4,014 ha
  4. 4Municipality of Gjakova12×5 years · 5,449 ha
  5. 5Municipality of Dragash12×3 years · 3,256 ha
  6. 6Municipality of Klina12×6 years · 2,482 ha
  7. 7Municipality of Istog11×5 years · 2,614 ha
  8. 8Municipality of Skenderaj11×6 years · 1,276 ha
  9. 9Municipality of Leposaviq10×6 years · 6,997 ha
  10. 10Municipality of Viti10×8 years · 1,525 ha
  11. 11Municipality of Gjilan10×6 years · 1,022 ha
  12. 12Municipality of Kamenica9×4 years · 1,451 ha
  13. 13Municipality of Malisheva6×5 years · 1,294 ha
  14. 14Municipality of Zubin Potok6×4 years · 982 ha
  15. 15Municipality of Ferizaj6×3 years · 910 ha
  16. 16Municipality of Lipjan6×2 years · 904 ha
  17. 17Municipality of Shtërpcë5×3 years · 547 ha
  18. 18Municipality of Suhareka4×3 years · 923 ha
  19. 19Municipality of Peja4×3 years · 643 ha
  20. 20Municipality of Zveçan4×3 years · 532 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1Municipality of Leposaviq6,997 ha10× · 13 %
  2. 2Municipality of Gjakova5,449 ha12× · 9.3 %
  3. 3Municipality of Mitrovica4,018 ha25× · 12 %
  4. 4Municipality of Vushtrri4,014 ha22× · 12 %
  5. 5Municipality of Dragash3,256 ha12× · 7.3 %
  6. 6Municipality of Podujeva2,922 ha24× · 4.7 %
  7. 7Municipality of Istog2,614 ha11× · 5.8 %
  8. 8Municipality of Klina2,482 ha12× · 8.0 %
  9. 9Municipality of Viti1,525 ha10× · 5.7 %
  10. 10Municipality of Kamenica1,451 ha9× · 3.3 %
  11. 11Municipality of Malisheva1,294 ha6× · 4.2 %
  12. 12Municipality of Skenderaj1,276 ha11× · 3.4 %
  13. 13Municipality of Gjilan1,022 ha10× · 2.1 %
  14. 14Municipality of Zubin Potok982 ha6× · 3.0 %
  15. 15Municipality of Suhareka923 ha4× · 2.5 %
  16. 16Municipality of Ferizaj910 ha6× · 2.6 %
  17. 17Municipality of Lipjan904 ha6× · 2.6 %
  18. 18Municipality of Peja643 ha4× · 1.1 %
  19. 19Municipality of Ranillug621 ha3× · 7.9 %
  20. 20Municipality of Fushë Kosovë614 ha3× · 7.3 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1Municipality of Leposaviq13 %6,997 ha · 545 km²
  2. 2Municipality of Mitrovica12 %4,018 ha · 326 km²
  3. 3Municipality of Vushtrri12 %4,014 ha · 347 km²
  4. 4Municipality of Gjakova9.3 %5,449 ha · 586 km²
  5. 5Municipality of Klina8.0 %2,482 ha · 310 km²
  6. 6Municipality of Ranillug7.9 %621 ha · 79 km²
  7. 7Municipality of Dragash7.3 %3,256 ha · 444 km²
  8. 8Municipality of Fushë Kosovë7.3 %614 ha · 85 km²
  9. 9Municipality of Istog5.8 %2,614 ha · 450 km²
  10. 10Municipality of Viti5.7 %1,525 ha · 269 km²
  11. 11Municipality of Podujeva4.7 %2,922 ha · 627 km²
  12. 12Municipality of Partesh4.7 %132 ha · 28 km²
  13. 13Municipality of Malisheva4.2 %1,294 ha · 308 km²
  14. 14Municipality of Zveçan4.1 %532 ha · 131 km²
  15. 15Municipality of Skenderaj3.4 %1,276 ha · 376 km²
  16. 16Municipality of Kamenica3.3 %1,451 ha · 436 km²
  17. 17Municipality of Zubin Potok3.0 %982 ha · 329 km²
  18. 18Municipality of Lipjan2.6 %904 ha · 342 km²
  19. 19Municipality of Ferizaj2.6 %910 ha · 347 km²
  20. 20Municipality of Suhareka2.5 %923 ha · 363 km²

How it is calculated

We count fires larger than 100 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.