Environmental monitoring of Lake Baikal

Percentage of the area covered by fires from the total area covered by forest vegetation, 2014



The percentage of the area, %
  0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7


In 2014, the total area affected by fires increased by 5.2 times compared to 2013 and amounted to 173.46 thousand hectares. In comparison with 2012, the area covered by fires increased by 3%, and in comparison with 2009 – decreased by 55%.
Data request