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Biskra
Wildfire activity in Biskra, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Biskra ranks #40 of 58 wilayas — 0.2% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2025 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
94
Total detections
9,676
National rank
#40 of 58
Share of Algeria
0.2%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
738 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2025
1,205 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 16, 2012 → Aug 20, 20124 days222 Detections738 MW
Aug 7, 2009 → Aug 12, 20094 days51 Detections205 MW
Feb 16, 2021 → Feb 17, 202137h29 Detections188 MW
Sep 28, 2012 → Sep 29, 201235h25 Detections22 MW
Jun 30, 2025 → Jun 30, 20251h15 Detections114 MW
Aug 21, 2013 → Aug 21, 20132h15 Detections36 MW
May 13, 2014 → May 13, 20142h13 Detections79 MW
Oct 8, 2025 → Oct 8, 202513h12 Detections26 MW
Jul 3, 2021 → Jul 4, 20214h11 Detections29 MW
Jul 16, 2023 → Jul 18, 202337h10 Detections26 MW
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.