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Wildfires in Salavan
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-11 06:21 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 7,560 km² of Salavan at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 2,860 km², ranking 12th of 17 regions of Lao PDR.
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 2020, with 3,260 km² detected; the quietest was 2012, with 1,990 km². The 2021–2025 average is 10% higher 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.
February, March and April together hold 92% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 8 April 2022, with detections in 331 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 7,560 km² with at least one detection, 71% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 1,250 | 17% |
| 2 years | 971 | 13% |
| 3 to 5 years | 2,130 | 28% |
| 6 to 10 years | 2,410 | 32% |
| 11 years or more | 805 | 11% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 15.75, 106.25 and holds 36% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,990 | 2,308 |
| 2013 | 3,010 | 4,162 |
| 2014 | 2,490 | 3,267 |
| 2015 | 3,140 | 4,259 |
| 2016 | 3,070 | 4,365 |
| 2017 | 2,070 | 2,375 |
| 2018 | 2,720 | 3,621 |
| 2019 | 3,260 | 4,930 |
| 2020 | 3,260 | 4,905 |
| 2021 | 2,850 | 4,039 |
| 2022 | 3,080 | 4,464 |
| 2023 | 3,210 | 5,064 |
| 2024 | 3,230 | 4,476 |
| 2025 | 2,660 | 3,577 |
Other regions of Lao PDR
- Luang Prabang8,430 km² in an average year
- Savannakhet6,800 km² in an average year
- Sainyabuli6,700 km² in an average year
- Vientiane6,130 km² in an average year
- Houaphanh5,370 km² in an average year
- Oudomxay5,220 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.
Nearby regions
- Sekong77 km
- Savannakhet111 km
- Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand120 km
- Quảng Trị, Vietnam123 km
- Attapeu123 km
- Amnat Charoen, Thailand160 km