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Wildfires in Kolda
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-11 05:23 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 13,720 km² of Kolda at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 6,810 km², ranking 3rd 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 8,640 km² detected; the quietest was 2012, with 4,170 km². The 2021–2025 average is 17% 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.
January, February and March together hold 70% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 12 February 2022, with detections in 313 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 13,720 km² with at least one detection, 93% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 377 | 2.7% |
| 2 years | 540 | 3.9% |
| 3 to 5 years | 3,040 | 22% |
| 6 to 10 years | 8,660 | 63% |
| 11 years or more | 1,100 | 8.0% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 12.75, -13.75 and holds 17% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4,170 | 4,172 |
| 2013 | 6,870 | 7,212 |
| 2014 | 7,450 | 8,345 |
| 2015 | 5,370 | 5,580 |
| 2016 | 7,520 | 7,989 |
| 2017 | 6,600 | 7,045 |
| 2018 | 6,510 | 6,931 |
| 2019 | 7,050 | 7,619 |
| 2020 | 7,150 | 7,628 |
| 2021 | 7,410 | 7,909 |
| 2022 | 7,020 | 7,851 |
| 2023 | 8,640 | 10,429 |
| 2024 | 6,370 | 6,762 |
| 2025 | 7,260 | 7,983 |
Other regions of Senegal
- Tambacounda16,400 km² in an average year
- Kédougou11,210 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
- Upper River, The Gambia77 km
- Koundara Prefecture, Guinea77 km
- Tambacounda123 km
- Gaoual Prefecture, Guinea123 km
- Gabú, Guinea-Bissau123 km
- Central River, The Gambia155 km