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Wildfires in Bangui
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-11 08:31 UTC
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Fire history, 2012–2025
Detected · VIIRS S-NPP 375 m · 0.01° cells (~1.1 km) · complete years 2012–2025 · built 2026-09-23
Between 2012 and 2025, VIIRS detected fire in 70 km² of Bangui at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 20 km², ranking 17th of 17 regions of Central African Republic.
Year by year
Detected area per year, km². Area of 0.01° cells with at least one detection in the year.
The busiest year was 2018, with 31 km² detected; the quietest was 2012, with 12 km². The 2021–2025 average is 18% lower than the 2012–2016 average.
Through the year
Share of all fire-days 2012–2025 by month. A fire-day is one cell with a detection on one day.
December, January and February together hold 87% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 27 December 2012, with detections in 3 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 70 km² with at least one detection, 56% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 21 | 30% |
| 2 years | 9.9 | 14% |
| 3 to 5 years | 18 | 26% |
| 6 to 10 years | 18 | 26% |
| 11 years or more | 2.5 | 3.6% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 4.25, 18.75 and holds 85% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12 | 10 |
| 2013 | 18 | 19 |
| 2014 | 18 | 22 |
| 2015 | 24 | 24 |
| 2016 | 26 | 23 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 |
| 2018 | 31 | 32 |
| 2019 | 24 | 23 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 22 | 33 |
| 2023 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024 | 18 | 23 |
| 2025 | 15 | 12 |
Other regions of Central African Republic
- Haute-Kotto Prefecture47,220 km² in an average year
- Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture37,100 km² in an average year
- Ouham Prefecture34,530 km² in an average year
- Haut-Mbomou Prefecture31,290 km² in an average year
- Ouaka Prefecture29,300 km² in an average year
- Vakaga Prefecture26,950 km² in an average year
- How these figures are madeDetected area, cells, and the single-satellite record.
Detected area counts every 0.01° cell with at least one VIIRS detection, so a small fire counts as a whole cell and a fire missed by cloud or between passes is absent. Borders: Natural Earth 1:10m. 2012 begins on 20 January.