Wildfires in South Sudan
247 wildfires have been recorded in South Sudan by Global Incident Tracker, 247 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)
96
Last 7 days
247
In 2026
247
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 South Sudan
Active fire cluster 168 km SW of Malakal, South Sudan — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 143 km NNE of Rumbek, South Sudan — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 62 km SSE of Wau, South Sudan — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 180 km N of Juba, South Sudan — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 168 km S of Wau, South Sudan — 33 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 159 km NNW of Juba, South Sudan — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 82 km S of Rumbek, South Sudan — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 125 km SSE of Rumbek, South Sudan — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 156 km NNW of Yei, South Sudan — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 161 km SSE of Rumbek, South Sudan — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 15 km NW of Torit, South Sudan — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 56 km WSW of Torit, South Sudan — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 164 km ESE of Malakal, South Sudan — 76 satellite hotspots
Severe
Active fire cluster 141 km SE of Malakal, South Sudan — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 168 km ESE of Malakal, South Sudan — 25 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 198 km ENE of Rumbek, South Sudan — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in South Sudan — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 177 km SW of Gambela, South Sudan — 55 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in South Sudan — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in South Sudan — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 183 km SW of Gambela, South Sudan — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in South Sudan — 53 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 199 km SW of Gambela, South Sudan — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in South Sudan — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in South Sudan — 36 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 191 km SSW of Gambela, South Sudan — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster detected in South Sudan — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 151 km ESE of Malakal, South Sudan — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 139 km ESE of Malakal, South Sudan — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 188 km ESE of Abu Jibeha, South Sudan — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
October carries the most wildfires we hold for South Sudan — 138 of 247. 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 | 3 | |
| September | 106 | |
| October | 138 | |
| 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.