Wildfires in Papua New Guinea
728 wildfires have been recorded in Papua New Guinea by Global Incident Tracker, 728 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
282
Last 7 days
728
In 2026
728
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 Papua New Guinea
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 96 km SE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 38 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 94 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 111 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 33 km NNE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 32 km E of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 70 km ESE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 87 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 8 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 63 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 35 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 22 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 187 km NNE of Merauke, Papua New Guinea — 26 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 164 km NNE of Merauke, Papua New Guinea — 26 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in Papua New Guinea — 88 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 183 km NE of Merauke, Papua New Guinea — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 196 km NE of Merauke, Papua New Guinea — 34 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 166 km NE of Merauke, Papua New Guinea — 37 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 144 km NE of Merauke, Papua New Guinea — 49 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
October carries the most wildfires we hold for Papua New Guinea — 424 of 728. 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 | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 4 | |
| September | 300 | |
| October | 424 | |
| 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.