Algeria Wildfire Statistics
Satellite fire activity across Algeria's 69 wilayas, from NASA FIRMS.
Data Jun 2001 — Jul 2026
Key insight
August is Algeria's most dangerous month — 30% of all fire detections since 2001 occur then.
Total detections
468,300
Confirmed fires
39,930
Active incidents
13
Wilayas affected
58 / 69
Total radiative power
8.1M MW
Peak month
August
30% of all detections
Fire season
Jun – Oct
Fire season
Worst year
2020
1.7× the yearly average
Intense fires
7%
of detections above 50 MW
Fire season
Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.
August accounts for 30% of the year's fire activity.
Fire season Off season
Year by year
Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.
2020 was the worst year on record — 1.7× the multi-year average.
Most-affected wilayas
By confirmed fires (high-confidence, strong detections).
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.
Most detections are low-power; the largest 7% (≥ 50 MW) do the real damage.