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Wildfires in Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Detected · VIIRS 375 m · Suomi NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21 · last 24 hours · updated 2026-10-12 09:19 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 1,620 km² of Emirate of Abu Dhabi at least once. In an average year it detected fire in 304 km², ranking 1st of 8 regions of United Arab Emirates.
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 342 km² detected; the quietest was 2018, with 258 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.
December, January and February together hold 31% of the fire-days in the record. The single busiest day was 4 June 2023, with detections in 40 cells.
Ground that burns again
Of the 1,620 km² with at least one detection, 24% had detections in three or more different years.
| Years with a detection | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 907 | 56% |
| 2 years | 313 | 19% |
| 3 to 5 years | 220 | 14% |
| 6 to 10 years | 67 | 4.1% |
| 11 years or more | 109 | 6.7% |
The half-degree square with the most fire-days is centred at 24.25, 52.75 and holds 36% of the region's fire-days.
The figures
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| Year | Detected km² | Fire-days |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 261 | 3,427 |
| 2013 | 300 | 4,946 |
| 2014 | 270 | 4,281 |
| 2015 | 327 | 4,536 |
| 2016 | 304 | 3,780 |
| 2017 | 300 | 3,226 |
| 2018 | 258 | 2,926 |
| 2019 | 285 | 2,859 |
| 2020 | 286 | 3,003 |
| 2021 | 334 | 3,198 |
| 2022 | 321 | 3,436 |
| 2023 | 342 | 3,325 |
| 2024 | 336 | 3,099 |
| 2025 | 331 | 3,688 |
Other regions of United Arab Emirates
- Emirate of Dubai53 km² in an average year
- Emirate of Fujairah24 km² in an average year
- Emirate of Sharjah18 km² in an average year
- Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah12 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
- Al Wakrah, Qatar115 km
- Al Khor, Qatar194 km
- Al Rayyan, Qatar230 km
- Emirate of Dubai275 km
- Southern, Bahrain299 km
- Central, Bahrain299 km