Wildfires in Zambia
3,149 wildfires have been recorded in Zambia by Global Incident Tracker, 3,147 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)
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Last 7 days
3,147
In 2026
3,149
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 Zambia
Active fire cluster 74 km S of Solwezi, Zambia — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 27 km NNE of Manyinga, Zambia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 69 km SW of Chavuma, Zambia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km N of Mazabuka, Zambia — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 30 km NE of Livingstone, Zambia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 22 km ENE of Kawambwa, Zambia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 34 km ESE of Kafue, Zambia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 63 km E of Namwala, Zambia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 74 km E of Kaputa, Zambia — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 37 km W of Mpulungu, Zambia — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 20 km SE of Mbala, Zambia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 52 km SW of Mpulungu, Zambia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 46 km SSW of Mbala, Zambia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 62 km S of Mpulungu, Zambia — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 43 km ESE of Mporokoso, Zambia — 35 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 76 km N of Kasama, Zambia — 18 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 19 km SE of Mporokoso, Zambia — 30 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 78 km NNW of Kasama, Zambia — 36 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 74 km ESE of Mporokoso, Zambia — 20 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 70 km NW of Isoka, Zambia — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 63 km NNE of Kasama, Zambia — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 51 km NNE of Kasama, Zambia — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 58 km NNW of Kasama, Zambia — 50 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 39 km NNW of Kasama, Zambia — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 51 km NE of Kasama, Zambia — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 66 km ENE of Luwingu, Zambia — 53 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 41 km NE of Luwingu, Zambia — 23 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 17 km N of Kasama, Zambia — 31 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km NNE of Isoka, Zambia — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 63 km E of Luwingu, Zambia — 24 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Zambia — 2713 of 3,149. 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 | 1 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 5 | |
| August | 52 | |
| September | 2713 | |
| October | 378 | |
| 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.