The figures vary depending on who is counting. The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS (source in Spanish)), which uses satellite imagery, estimates that around 50,000 hectares have already burned in Spain this year.
The Ministry for Ecological Transition (Miteco (source in Spanish)) works with a different figure, slightly lower: 39,700 hectares up to 21 June, according to the reports submitted by the regional governments.
Miteco records what each region officially reports, while EFFIS provides continuous monitoring from space. Together they offer a more accurate picture of what is happening on the ground.
So far, June has taken the hardest hit: 15,900 hectares burned in that month alone, more than in any other month so far in 2026. July, by contrast, began without any major notable fires, at least up to the moment when these data were compiled.
Cantabria at the centre of the map
