Wildfires Today
Where the world is burning right now — every active fire NASA's satellites detected in the last 24 hours, ranked by country. Updated every 30 minutes.
Last updated Sep 19, 06:27 PM UTC · NASA FIRMS / VIIRS
Countries burning most right now
| # | Country | Hotspots |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 8,246 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 4,566 |
| 3 | Angola | 4,451 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4,000 |
| 5 | Brazil | 2,889 |
| 6 | Australia | 2,299 |
| 7 | DR Congo | 1,950 |
| 8 | Tanzania | 1,395 |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 869 |
| 10 | Russia | 579 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 471 |
| 12 | United States | 368 |
| 13 | Mexico | 274 |
| 14 | Venezuela | 213 |
| 15 | China | 196 |
Counts cover the 69 countries SpaceRadar tracks. Satellites detect heat, so agricultural burning is included alongside wildfires.
Most intense fires on Earth right now
- 119596 MWRemote area
- 28916 MWRemote area
- 38498 MWRemote area
- 42798 MWRemote areaUntracked area69 detections~4.9 km across
- 52469 MWRemote area
- 62430 MWRemote area
- 72393 MWRemote area
- 82271 MWRemote area
- 91988 MWRemote area
- 101888 MWRemote areaUntracked area154 detections~36.5 km across
- 111860 MWRemote areaUntracked area163 detections~52.6 km across
- 121782 MWRemote area
- 131748 MWRemote area
- 141711 MWRemote area
- 151631 MWRemote areaUntracked area19 detections~3.2 km across
How this ranking works
Every number here comes from NASA's FIRMS system. The VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 satellites scans the whole planet several times a day and flags pixels burning at fire-level heat. We collect the last 24 hours worldwide, attribute each detection to a country and rank by count and total radiative power (FRP, in megawatts).
Two honest caveats: satellites detect heat, so crop burning and gas flares appear alongside wildfires, and cloud cover can hide fires from a passing satellite. This shows active burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. Always follow local emergency services.