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Béjaïa
Wildfire activity in Béjaïa, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Béjaïa ranks #2 of 58 wilayas — 6.5% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2021 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
3,190
Total detections
21,577
National rank
#2 of 58
Share of Algeria
6.5%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
3,395 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2021
4,069 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 12, 2021 → Aug 16, 20215 days807 Detections2132 MW
Aug 12, 2021 → Aug 16, 20214 days750 Detections1855 MW
Aug 5, 2021 → Aug 11, 20216 days679 Detections1542 MW
Aug 10, 2021 → Aug 11, 202134h409 Detections934 MW
Aug 9, 2021 → Aug 11, 20212 days363 Detections208 MW
Aug 16, 2012 → Aug 22, 20127 days323 Detections546 MW
Jul 23, 2023 → Jul 25, 202338h298 Detections1278 MW
Sep 16, 2023 → Sep 20, 20235 days289 Detections115 MW
Oct 12, 2023 → Oct 18, 20236 days257 Detections470 MW
Aug 9, 2012 → Aug 15, 20126 days234 Detections965 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.