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Wildfires in Hoon

Hoon, Laos: 82 fires since 2016 burned 220,370 hectares inside its boundaries, 1.0 times its area, because some ground burned more than once. Fire danger today: very low (FWI 1).

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 23 Very low 30° · 56 % · 18 km/h
  2. Sat 24 Very low 30° · 56 % · 18 km/h
  3. Sun 25 Very low 30° · 53 % · 14 km/h
  4. Mon 26 Very low 28° · 70 % · 22 km/h
  5. Tue 27 Very low 26° · 70 % · 28 km/h
  6. Wed 28 Very low 27° · 58 % · 30 km/h
  7. Thu 29 Very low 27° · 59 % · 14 km/h
  8. Fri 30 Very low 28° · 61 % · 17 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

220,370
hectares burned
1.0×
times its area (some ground burned more than once)
82
fires
2,102
km²

Hectares per year

1617181920212223242526

Fires that entered Hoon

  1. 79 ha Pakbeng fire, 1 April 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 9,120 ha in total · 22 days
  2. 2,366 ha Nalae fire, April 2026 1.1% of the municipality · 4,007 ha in total · 17 days
  3. 1,471 ha Pha Oudom fire, March 2026 0.7% of the municipality · 3,223 ha in total · 18 days
  4. 5,108 ha Hoon fire, March 2026 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 5,083 ha in total · 25 days
  5. 2,119 ha Hoon fire, 26 March 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,108 ha in total · 17 days
  6. 3,786 ha Hoon fire, 24 March 2026 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 4,380 ha in total · 27 days
  7. 13,490 ha Hoon fire, 22 March 2026 where it started 6.4% of the municipality · 14,815 ha in total · 27 days
  8. 2,828 ha Hoon fire, 22 March 2026 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 2,814 ha in total · 23 days
  9. 2,154 ha Hoon fire, 21 March 2026 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,145 ha in total · 19 days
  10. 2,876 ha Hoon fire, 20 March 2026 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 2,863 ha in total · 19 days
  11. 767 ha Nalae fire, March 2025 0.4% of the municipality · 2,490 ha in total · 10 days
  12. 3,822 ha Hoon fire, 15 March 2025 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 3,803 ha in total · 22 days
  13. 5,706 ha Hoon fire, 14 March 2025 where it started 2.7% of the municipality · 5,680 ha in total · 23 days
  14. 2,240 ha Hoon fire, 28 March 2024 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 2,229 ha in total · 21 days
  15. 71 ha Nalae fire, March 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 3,215 ha in total · 6 days
  16. 3,603 ha Hoon fire, 26 March 2024 where it started 1.7% of the municipality · 4,553 ha in total · 20 days
  17. 448 ha Pakbeng fire, 25 March 2024 0.2% of the municipality · 5,225 ha in total · 23 days
  18. 3,099 ha Hoon fire, 24 March 2024 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 3,436 ha in total · 14 days
  19. 4,711 ha Hoon fire, 24 March 2024 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 4,773 ha in total · 17 days
  20. 7,630 ha Hoon fire, 23 March 2024 where it started 3.6% of the municipality · 7,596 ha in total · 20 days
  21. 240 ha Nga fire, 31 March 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 2,691 ha in total · 8 days
  22. 508 ha Pha Oudom fire, 24 March 2023 0.2% of the municipality · 2,921 ha in total · 5 days
  23. 979 ha Nalae fire, 23 March 2023 0.5% of the municipality · 2,370 ha in total · 13 days
  24. 29 ha Beng fire, 22 March 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 2,734 ha in total · 16 days
  25. 2,611 ha Hoon fire, 22 March 2023 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,598 ha in total · 8 days
  26. 2,188 ha Hoon fire, 21 March 2023 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,177 ha in total · 11 days
  27. 141 ha Beng fire, 18 March 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 11,734 ha in total · 26 days
  28. 5,447 ha Hoon fire, 16 March 2023 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 9,809 ha in total · 22 days
  29. 4,262 ha Hoon fire, 10 March 2023 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 9,870 ha in total · 26 days
  30. 2,568 ha Hoon fire, 5 March 2023 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,557 ha in total · 12 days
  31. 2,639 ha Hoon fire, 26 February 2023 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 2,626 ha in total · 20 days
  32. 2,872 ha Hoon fire, 25 February 2023 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 2,858 ha in total · 15 days
  33. 622 ha Hoon fire, April 2022 where it started 0.3% of the municipality · 2,578 ha in total · 14 days
  34. 500 ha Pakbeng fire, April 2022 0.2% of the municipality · 3,454 ha in total · 14 days
  35. 3,101 ha Hoon fire, March 2022 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 3,087 ha in total · 8 days
  36. 0 ha Hongsa fire, March 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 2,287 ha in total · 3 days
  37. 2,656 ha Hoon fire, 30 March 2021 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 2,904 ha in total · 5 days
  38. 1,170 ha Pakbeng fire, 30 March 2021 0.6% of the municipality · 2,504 ha in total · 4 days
  39. 829 ha Nalae fire, March 2021 0.4% of the municipality · 2,246 ha in total · 9 days
  40. 144 ha Beng fire, March 2021 0.1% of the municipality · 2,387 ha in total · 11 days
  41. 2,912 ha Hoon fire, 18 March 2021 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 2,956 ha in total · 7 days
  42. 2,607 ha Hoon fire, 17 March 2021 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,620 ha in total · 11 days
  43. 3,065 ha Hoon fire, 25 February 2021 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 3,050 ha in total · 21 days
  44. 27 ha Pakbeng fire, 25 March 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 2,469 ha in total · 12 days
  45. 306 ha Beng fire, 22 March 2020 0.2% of the municipality · 2,828 ha in total · 15 days
  46. 2 ha Pakbeng fire, 21 March 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,931 ha in total · 20 days
  47. 3,221 ha Hoon fire, 21 March 2020 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 3,205 ha in total · 14 days
  48. 1,597 ha Pha Oudom fire, 21 March 2020 0.8% of the municipality · 10,361 ha in total · 23 days
  49. 7,987 ha Hoon fire, 21 March 2020 where it started 3.8% of the municipality · 7,948 ha in total · 19 days
  50. 1,081 ha Hoon fire, 20 March 2020 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 2,042 ha in total · 18 days
  51. 4,594 ha Hoon fire, 12 March 2020 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 7,519 ha in total · 29 days
  52. 6 ha Hongsa fire, March 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 2,066 ha in total · 11 days
  53. 9,021 ha Hoon fire, 8 March 2020 where it started 4.3% of the municipality · 9,258 ha in total · 16 days
  54. 2,070 ha Hoon fire, 7 March 2020 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,061 ha in total · 18 days
  55. 492 ha Pakbeng fire, 16 March 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 6,914 ha in total · 26 days
  56. 2,603 ha Nalae fire, March 2019 1.2% of the municipality · 6,952 ha in total · 18 days
  57. 5,144 ha Hoon fire, 11 March 2019 where it started 2.4% of the municipality · 5,120 ha in total · 20 days
  58. 4,643 ha Hoon fire, 9 March 2019 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 5,774 ha in total · 24 days
  59. 449 ha Beng fire, 9 March 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 3,054 ha in total · 19 days
  60. 2,769 ha Hoon fire, 6 March 2019 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 4,089 ha in total · 16 days
  61. 2,529 ha Hoon fire, 2 March 2019 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,519 ha in total · 25 days
  62. 2,030 ha Hoon fire, February 2019 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,021 ha in total · 24 days
  63. 3,232 ha Hoon fire, 11 April 2018 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 3,213 ha in total · 4 days
  64. 1 ha Pakbeng fire, April 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 2,730 ha in total · 6 days
  65. 9,397 ha Hoon fire, 8 April 2018 where it started 4.5% of the municipality · 13,326 ha in total · 7 days
  66. 4,254 ha Hoon fire, 3 April 2018 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 4,235 ha in total · 14 days
  67. 953 ha Hoon fire, 7 April 2017 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 4,307 ha in total · 13 days
  68. 3 ha Hongsa fire, 7 April 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 8,764 ha in total · 6 days
  69. 689 ha Beng fire, 5 April 2017 0.3% of the municipality · 3,197 ha in total · 8 days
  70. 4,666 ha Hoon fire, 4 April 2017 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 5,143 ha in total · 12 days
  71. 2,122 ha Hoon fire, 4 April 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,113 ha in total · 9 days
  72. 6,371 ha Hoon fire, 4 April 2017 where it started 3.0% of the municipality · 6,343 ha in total · 8 days
  73. 2,534 ha Hoon fire, 4 April 2017 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,519 ha in total · 8 days
  74. 1,144 ha Hoon fire, 4 April 2017 where it started 0.5% of the municipality · 4,153 ha in total · 9 days
  75. 2,037 ha Hoon fire, 21 March 2017 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,027 ha in total · 6 days
  76. 3,036 ha Hoon fire, 20 March 2017 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 3,023 ha in total · 5 days
  77. 2,678 ha Hoon fire, 17 March 2017 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 2,665 ha in total · 10 days
  78. 1,849 ha Hoon fire, 30 March 2016 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 2,164 ha in total · 1 day
  79. 5,235 ha Pha Oudom fire, 28 March 2016 2.5% of the municipality · 12,233 ha in total · 22 days
  80. 2,032 ha Hoon fire, 21 March 2016 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 2,023 ha in total · 4 days
  81. 2,522 ha Hoon fire, 15 March 2016 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 2,509 ha in total · 10 days
  82. 4,578 ha Hoon fire, 15 March 2016 where it started 2.2% of the municipality · 4,558 ha in total · 10 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/National Geographic Department, OCHA ROAP (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Intergovernmental Organisations (CC BY 3.0 IGO)). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing both. The forecast is from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).