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Jijel
Wildfire activity in Jijel, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Jijel ranks #6 of 58 wilayas — 5% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2026 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
2,444
Total detections
16,877
National rank
#6 of 58
Share of Algeria
5%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
5,149 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2026
3,793 detections
Map
Fire incidents recorded in this wilaya.
Fire season
Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.
Fire season Off season
Year by year
Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.
Largest incidents on record
The biggest confirmed fires in this wilaya, by satellite detections.
Aug 26, 2026 → Sep 8, 202613 days4908 Detections4223 MW
Aug 26, 2026 → Aug 31, 20265 days1550 Detections3146 MW
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 15, 20127 days590 Detections1789 MW
Aug 2, 2012 → Aug 8, 20126 days332 Detections428 MW
Aug 13, 2020 → Aug 19, 20207 days232 Detections342 MW
Aug 16, 2012 → Aug 22, 20126 days217 Detections622 MW
Aug 12, 2021 → Aug 16, 20215 days215 Detections176 MW
Aug 16, 2012 → Aug 22, 20126 days211 Detections106 MW
Aug 6, 2020 → Aug 12, 20207 days174 Detections163 MW
Oct 21, 2023 → Oct 24, 20233 days172 Detections241 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.