Wildfires in Ethiopia
48 wildfires have been recorded in Ethiopia by Global Incident Tracker, 48 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 9 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Last 7 days
48
In 2026
48
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in Ethiopia
Active fire cluster 124 km W of Gambela, Ethiopia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 160 km W of Gambela, Ethiopia — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 95 km WSW of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 118 km SW of Jinka, Ethiopia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 110 km NNE of Asosa, Ethiopia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 26 km ENE of Abala, Ethiopia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 111 km SSW of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 44 km SW of Asosa, Ethiopia — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Green forest fire notification in Ethiopia
Moderate
Active fire cluster 47 km SW of Asosa, Ethiopia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 79 km S of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 109 km SSW of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 44 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 117 km SSW of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 71 km S of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 130 km SSW of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 35 km S of Asaita, Ethiopia — 2 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 118 km W of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 170 km WSW of Gambela, Ethiopia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 45 km W of Jinka, Ethiopia — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 93 km W of Jinka, Ethiopia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 64 km SSE of Bonga, Ethiopia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 84 km WSW of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 64 km S of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 69 km S of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 81 km W of Gambela, Ethiopia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 111 km SSW of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 52 km NW of Jinka, Ethiopia — 6 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 100 km W of Gambela, Ethiopia — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 65 km SE of Wacha, Ethiopia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 62 km SSE of Komtikas, Ethiopia — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Ethiopia — 26 of 48. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 1 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 5 | |
| September | 26 | |
| October | 16 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.