Around 12 thousand hectares of forests are burning/ EFFIS: 47 fires have been counted since the beginning of the year so far
Since the beginning of the year, 12,641 hectares of forests and pastures have burned in Albania. The latest data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) shows that the total number of fires has reached 47 during 2025, most of which occurred in July.
But which areas are most exposed to fires?
Dibra, Gjirokastra, Shkodra and Vlora are the main regions where thousands of hectares of forests burn every year. Last year saw a total of 168 fires and 46,623 hectares of burned area.
If we compare the last 10 years, according to statistics from the European Forest Fire Information System, 2007 is the most “burned” year with 127 thousand hectares of forests and pastures burned. Although 2017 has the highest number of fires, 220 respectively, in 2007 more area was burned.
On the other hand, 2024 has brought the greatest economic damage in the last 5 years, damages amounting to 280 million euros.
But what is the estimated economic damage in 2025?
From a rough calculation based on the cost of reforestation, the value of burned timber, the cost of land degradation and others, the economic damage from forest fires so far results in approximately 78 million euros.
High temperatures, which set a record on Saturday, have significantly increased the number of fires across the country. However, there are also cases where arson has been intentional.
Currently, the fire situation in Albania is very alarming. Firefighters, the Armed Forces, including air and ground forces, are engaged 24 hours a day to extinguish the flames. Recently, the European Union also sent a firefighting aircraft from Italy, Canadair, which will strengthen interventions in difficult terrain and inaccessible by land.
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