Algeria Fire Map
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El Oued

Wildfire activity in El Oued, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.

Key insight

El Oued ranks #19 of 58 wilayas — 2.1% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2023 was its worst year.

Confirmed fires
1,023
Total detections
33,637
National rank
#19 of 58
Share of Algeria
2.1%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
140 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2023
5,319 detections

Map

Fire incidents recorded in this wilaya.

Fire season

Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.

3.6k2.7k1.8k9060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fire season Off season

Year by year

Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.

5.3k4k2.7k1.3k0201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026average · 2,242

Largest incidents on record

The biggest confirmed fires in this wilaya, by satellite detections.

Aug 8, 2024Aug 14, 20247 days149 Detections53 MW
Aug 29, 2024Sep 4, 20247 days139 Detections41 MW
Jul 18, 2024Jul 24, 20247 days128 Detections52 MW
Oct 3, 2024Oct 9, 20247 days127 Detections42 MW
Sep 16, 2021Sep 22, 20216 days125 Detections34 MW
Aug 15, 2024Aug 21, 20247 days115 Detections32 MW
Aug 3, 2023Aug 9, 20237 days111 Detections66 MW
May 18, 2023May 24, 20237 days110 Detections47 MW
Sep 26, 2024Oct 2, 20247 days107 Detections49 MW
Jun 27, 2024Jul 3, 20247 days105 Detections49 MW

Fire intensity

Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.

16.8k12.6k8.4k4.2k00–5MW5–20MW16,76320–50MW50–100MW100+MW
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