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Communes that have burned most often in Mali

Communes of Mali with at least one fire larger than 2,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 225. With two or more: 158. Top of the list is Koussané, which has burned 40 times in 10 years, with 123,223 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1KoussanéKayes40×10 years · 123,223 ha
  2. 2N'tillitGao38×6 years · 161,330 ha
  3. 3NiamanaKoulikouro37×11 years · 73,605 ha
  4. 4MénakaGao33×9 years · 107,486 ha
  5. 5DillyKoulikouro29×10 years · 83,419 ha
  6. 6SadiolaKayes27×6 years · 69,466 ha
  7. 7MondoroMopti26×6 years · 95,342 ha
  8. 8GuiréKoulikouro24×11 years · 46,491 ha
  9. 9KoundianKayes23×7 years · 71,495 ha
  10. 10TessitGao22×3 years · 110,249 ha
  11. 11DogofrySégou22×5 years · 67,528 ha
  12. 12MadinaKayes20×5 years · 61,133 ha
  13. 13DiakonKayes17×8 years · 37,341 ha
  14. 14Togoro KotiaMopti17×8 years · 36,860 ha
  15. 15GuidiméKayes16×7 years · 33,287 ha
  16. 16SoumpouKayes16×7 years · 32,967 ha
  17. 17GossiTombouctou15×5 years · 59,199 ha
  18. 18SagabalaKoulikouro15×7 years · 54,305 ha
  19. 19FangaKayes15×6 years · 35,122 ha
  20. 20OualiaKayes15×6 years · 31,207 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1N'tillitGao161,330 ha38× · 13 %
  2. 2KoussanéKayes123,223 ha40× · 39 %
  3. 3TessitGao110,249 ha22× · 23 %
  4. 4MénakaGao107,486 ha33× · 7.2 %
  5. 5MondoroMopti95,342 ha26× · 17 %
  6. 6DillyKoulikouro83,419 ha29× · 15 %
  7. 7NiamanaKoulikouro73,605 ha37× · 15 %
  8. 8KoundianKayes71,495 ha23× · 32 %
  9. 9SadiolaKayes69,466 ha27× · 14 %
  10. 10DogofrySégou67,528 ha22× · 18 %
  11. 11MadinaKayes61,133 ha20× · 10 %
  12. 12GossiTombouctou59,199 ha15× · 6.0 %
  13. 13SagabalaKoulikouro54,305 ha15× · 14 %
  14. 14TimissaSégou53,395 ha14× · 43 %
  15. 15GuiréKoulikouro46,491 ha24× · 6.7 %
  16. 16SéguéMopti40,680 ha14× · 35 %
  17. 17InékarGao39,164 ha13× · 1.4 %
  18. 18DiakonKayes37,341 ha17× · 20 %
  19. 19NampalariSégou37,268 ha10× · 7.3 %
  20. 20Togoro KotiaMopti36,860 ha17× · 29 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1PondoriMopti1.0×21,081 ha · 210 km²
  2. 2FangaKayes93 %35,122 ha · 377 km²
  3. 3SoumpouKayes80 %32,967 ha · 412 km²
  4. 4Ouro AliMopti56 %10,122 ha · 182 km²
  5. 5LanfialaSégou49 %17,793 ha · 360 km²
  6. 6TimissaSégou43 %53,395 ha · 1,255 km²
  7. 7KoussanéKayes39 %123,223 ha · 3,165 km²
  8. 8SéguéMopti35 %40,680 ha · 1,148 km²
  9. 9GuidiméKayes35 %33,287 ha · 962 km²
  10. 10KoundianKayes32 %71,495 ha · 2,218 km²
  11. 11OuagadouKoulikouro31 %34,897 ha · 1,135 km²
  12. 12Kéméné TamboKayes29 %16,625 ha · 569 km²
  13. 13DiankabouMopti29 %34,471 ha · 1,183 km²
  14. 14Togoro KotiaMopti29 %36,860 ha · 1,267 km²
  15. 15SoyeMopti28 %26,617 ha · 936 km²
  16. 16DianwélyMopti28 %6,127 ha · 216 km²
  17. 17FarakoSégou28 %5,303 ha · 193 km²
  18. 18KarakoroKayes27 %24,360 ha · 913 km²
  19. 19Sama FoulalaSégou26 %4,048 ha · 155 km²
  20. 20KéwaMopti26 %27,778 ha · 1,066 km²

How it is calculated

We count fires larger than 2,000 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.