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Barika
Wildfire activity in Barika, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Barika ranks #39 of 58 wilayas — 0.2% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2020 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
101
Total detections
1,022
National rank
#39 of 58
Share of Algeria
0.2%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
1,511 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2020
194 detections
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 28, 2014 → Sep 2, 20145 days170 Detections189 MW
Aug 1, 2020 → Aug 3, 202038h116 Detections1511 MW
Sep 2, 2026 → Sep 5, 20263 days99 Detections79 MW
Jul 29, 2013 → Jul 30, 201325h41 Detections84 MW
Jun 15, 2025 → Jun 16, 202525h27 Detections253 MW
Jul 19, 2012 → Jul 21, 20122 days23 Detections18 MW
Sep 8, 2012 → Sep 10, 201237h19 Detections72 MW
Aug 2, 2007 → Aug 3, 200745h12 Detections57 MW
Aug 2, 2020 → Aug 2, 20201h11 Detections45 MW
Jul 19, 2012 → Jul 19, 201211h8 Detections37 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.