Forest area affected by forest fires as a percentage of total national forest area (%)
Scope
Biodiversity
Action line
Environmental and climate pressures related to EU production and consumption
Type of indicator (global, European, national)
National
Correlation with other sets of indicators
Description
This indicator expresses the percentage of the total national forest area affected by forest fires during the reference year.
Calculation method
It is calculated by dividing the forest area affected by forest fires by the total national forest area and expressing the result as a percentage by multiplying by 100.
Unit of measure
Percentage
Periodicity
Annual
Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)
Type of forest fire
Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)
Yes
Statistical operation
Estadística de Incendios Forestales (ISO code: 04002)
Responsible institution
Link to Eurostat metadata
Date of the last metadata update
05/06/2026
Observations