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Wildfires in Kédougou
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 19,320 km² of Kédougou at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 11,210 km², ranking 2nd of 14 regions of Senegal.
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 2023, with 12,730 km² detected; the quietest was 2015, with 7,010 km². The 2021–2025 average is 19% 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.
November, December and January together hold 73% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 15 December 2024, with detections in 433 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 19,320 km² with at least one detection, 99% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 65 | 0.3% |
| 2 years | 102 | 0.5% |
| 3 to 5 years | 2,050 | 11% |
| 6 to 10 years | 14,450 | 75% |
| 11 years or more | 2,660 | 14% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 12.75, -12.25 and holds 16% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8,290 | 8,656 |
| 2013 | 11,050 | 12,404 |
| 2014 | 11,850 | 14,234 |
| 2015 | 7,010 | 7,134 |
| 2016 | 12,190 | 14,394 |
| 2017 | 12,350 | 14,815 |
| 2018 | 10,340 | 11,427 |
| 2019 | 11,790 | 13,837 |
| 2020 | 12,460 | 15,032 |
| 2021 | 11,740 | 14,197 |
| 2022 | 11,900 | 14,171 |
| 2023 | 12,730 | 15,811 |
| 2024 | 12,030 | 14,679 |
| 2025 | 11,300 | 13,465 |
Other regions of Senegal
- Tambacounda16,400 km² in an average year
- Kolda6,810 km² in an average year
- Sédhiou3,360 km² in an average year
- Matam2,240 km² in an average year
- Ziguinchor2,000 km² in an average year
- Kaffrine1,360 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
- Mali Prefecture, Guinea77 km
- Koundara Prefecture, Guinea121 km
- Koubia Prefecture, Guinea123 km
- Tambacounda155 km
- Gaoual Prefecture, Guinea155 km
- Tougué Prefecture, Guinea155 km