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Wildfires in Wadi al Hayaa
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 195 km² of Wadi al Hayaa at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 34 km², ranking 11th of 22 regions of Libya.
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 2013, with 41 km² detected; the quietest was 2016, with 19 km². The 2021–2025 average is 14% 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.
September, October and November together hold 28% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 18 September 2025, with detections in 18 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 195 km² with at least one detection, 13% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 158 | 81% |
| 2 years | 12 | 6.2% |
| 3 to 5 years | 1.1 | 0.6% |
| 6 to 10 years | 5.5 | 2.8% |
| 11 years or more | 19 | 10% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 26.75, 12.25 and holds 66% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 36 | 2,616 |
| 2013 | 41 | 2,002 |
| 2014 | 34 | 1,052 |
| 2015 | 33 | 112 |
| 2016 | 19 | 25 |
| 2017 | 29 | 1,898 |
| 2018 | 28 | 2,401 |
| 2019 | 31 | 2,309 |
| 2020 | 33 | 1,124 |
| 2021 | 33 | 3,048 |
| 2022 | 37 | 2,631 |
| 2023 | 39 | 3,260 |
| 2024 | 38 | 2,423 |
| 2025 | 39 | 2,933 |
Other regions of Libya
- Ajdabiya382 km² in an average year
- Tripoli District80 km² in an average year
- Sabha78 km² in an average year
- Benghazi57 km² in an average year
- Ghadames54 km² in an average year
- Az Zawiyah51 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.