Skip to content
worldfires
en
PK · Pakistan

Subdistricts that have burned most often in Pakistan

Subdistricts of Pakistan with at least one fire larger than 1,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 63. With two or more: 23. Top of the list is Lower Kurram, which has burned 16 times in 8 years, with 20,290 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1Lower KurramKhyber Pakhtunkhwa16×8 years · 20,290 ha
  2. 2JhangPunjab8×1 year · 15,023 ha
  3. 3MianwaliPunjab6×6 years · 10,344 ha
  4. 4Lower OrakzaiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa6×4 years · 6,998 ha
  5. 5Pindi BhattianPunjab5×2 years · 9,682 ha
  6. 6Upper OrakzaiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa5×3 years · 6,288 ha
  7. 7Central KurramKhyber Pakhtunkhwa5×3 years · 5,306 ha
  8. 8Dera Ghazi KhanPunjab4×4 years · 9,729 ha
  9. 9Nankana SahabPunjab4×2 years · 7,125 ha
  10. 10AttockPunjab4×3 years · 6,280 ha
  11. 1118-HazariPunjab4×1 year · 4,185 ha
  12. 12HafizabadPunjab4×2 years · 4,173 ha
  13. 13KamokePunjab4×3 years · 3,396 ha
  14. 14FR KohatKhyber Pakhtunkhwa4×2 years · 2,877 ha
  15. 15HanguKhyber Pakhtunkhwa3×3 years · 1,879 ha
  16. 16BarikotKhyber Pakhtunkhwa2×2 years · 3,396 ha
  17. 17SheeraniBalochistan2×1 year · 3,201 ha
  18. 18ShorkotPunjab2×1 year · 2,577 ha
  19. 19WazirabadPunjab2×1 year · 2,334 ha
  20. 20TallKhyber Pakhtunkhwa2×2 years · 2,123 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1Lower KurramKhyber Pakhtunkhwa20,290 ha16× · 22 %
  2. 2JhangPunjab15,023 ha8× · 5.7 %
  3. 3MianwaliPunjab10,344 ha6× · 3.5 %
  4. 4Dera Ghazi KhanPunjab9,729 ha4× · 2.7 %
  5. 5Pindi BhattianPunjab9,682 ha5× · 8.2 %
  6. 6Nankana SahabPunjab7,125 ha4× · 4.4 %
  7. 7Lower OrakzaiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa6,998 ha6× · 13 %
  8. 8Upper OrakzaiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa6,288 ha5× · 24 %
  9. 9AttockPunjab6,280 ha4× · 5.8 %
  10. 10Central KurramKhyber Pakhtunkhwa5,306 ha5× · 3.6 %
  11. 1118-HazariPunjab4,185 ha4× · 2.5 %
  12. 12HafizabadPunjab4,173 ha4× · 3.8 %
  13. 13BarikotKhyber Pakhtunkhwa3,396 ha2× · 9.7 %
  14. 14KamokePunjab3,396 ha4× · 5.0 %
  15. 15SheeraniBalochistan3,201 ha2× · 1.1 %
  16. 16FR KohatKhyber Pakhtunkhwa2,877 ha4× · 6.1 %
  17. 17ShorkotPunjab2,577 ha2× · 2.1 %
  18. 18WazirabadPunjab2,334 ha2× · 1.9 %
  19. 19TallKhyber Pakhtunkhwa2,123 ha2× · 3.0 %
  20. 20LachiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa1,938 ha2× · 1.6 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1Upper OrakzaiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa24 %6,288 ha · 262 km²
  2. 2Lower KurramKhyber Pakhtunkhwa22 %20,290 ha · 943 km²
  3. 3Lower OrakzaiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa13 %6,998 ha · 521 km²
  4. 4BarikotKhyber Pakhtunkhwa9.7 %3,396 ha · 351 km²
  5. 5Pindi BhattianPunjab8.2 %9,682 ha · 1,179 km²
  6. 6FR KohatKhyber Pakhtunkhwa6.1 %2,877 ha · 469 km²
  7. 7AttockPunjab5.8 %6,280 ha · 1,091 km²
  8. 8JhangPunjab5.7 %15,023 ha · 2,617 km²
  9. 9KamokePunjab5.0 %3,396 ha · 680 km²
  10. 10Nankana SahabPunjab4.4 %7,125 ha · 1,632 km²
  11. 11FR PeshawarKhyber Pakhtunkhwa3.8 %991 ha · 261 km²
  12. 12HafizabadPunjab3.8 %4,173 ha · 1,101 km²
  13. 13Central KurramKhyber Pakhtunkhwa3.6 %5,306 ha · 1,475 km²
  14. 14MianwaliPunjab3.5 %10,344 ha · 2,959 km²
  15. 15TallKhyber Pakhtunkhwa3.0 %2,123 ha · 719 km²
  16. 16AdenzaiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa2.9 %1,126 ha · 388 km²
  17. 17HanguKhyber Pakhtunkhwa2.8 %1,879 ha · 665 km²
  18. 18Dera Ghazi KhanPunjab2.7 %9,729 ha · 3,632 km²
  19. 1918-HazariPunjab2.5 %4,185 ha · 1,660 km²
  20. 20Upper MomandKhyber Pakhtunkhwa2.4 %1,227 ha · 514 km²

How it is calculated

We count fires larger than 1,000 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.