Italy has experienced more than three times as many wildfires as the average for this time of year

Italy

125 thousand hectares

100

78,663 ha

2 August 2021

75

50

25

2008–2020 average

0

Jan

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Turkey

Spain

Greece

136,025 ha

125

100

75

50

38,682 ha

25

14,943 ha

0

J

M

M

J

S

N

J

M

M

J

S

N

J

M

M

J

S

N

Italy

125 thousand hectares

100

78,663 ha

2 August 2021

75

50

25

2008–2020 average

0

Jan

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Turkey

Spain

Greece

136,025 ha

125

125

125

100

100

100

75

75

75

50

50

50

38,682 ha

25

25

25

14,943 ha

0

0

0

Jan

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Jan

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Jan

Mar

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Guardian graphic. Source: EFFIS Statistics. Note: The burnt areas mapped in EFFIS represent, on average, about 80% of the total area burned by wildfires, since only fires larger than 30 ha are mapped. The area burned by fires smaller than 30 ha represent about 20% of the total burnt area in each country, but this area is not mapped in EFFIS.