The dataset contains year-wise number of forest fires detected in different types of forests, using satellite fire detections Note: From 2018 onwards, the FSI followed different methodology for categorisation forest fires. Instead of giving the number of forest fires each year, they are given as forest fires during the season. For example November 2018 to June 2019. The forest fires data by this...
Last UpdatedJanuary, 2025
| year | forest_type | value | unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests | 237 | value in absolute number |
| 2016 | Tropical Semi-Evergreen Forests | 4471 | value in absolute number |
| 2016 | Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests | 10618 | value in absolute number |
| 2016 | Littoral & Swamp Forests | 49 | value in absolute number |
| 2016 | Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests | 12311 | value in absolute number |
| 2016 | Tropical Thorn Forests | 145 | value in absolute number |
| 2016 | Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests | 30 | value in absolute number |
| 2016 | Subtropical Broad leaved Hill Forests | 1074 | value in absolute number |
| 2016 | Subtropical Pine Forests | 1158 | value in absolute number |
| 2016 | Subtropical Dry Evergreen Forests | 0 | value in absolute number |
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Forest Fires: Year-wise Number of Forest Fires by Types of Forests [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/20731
