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Absolute destruction: 42% of forests in Attica burned 2017-2026 (MAP)
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The map of absolute destruction: 42% of the forests in Attica burned in the last 10 years.
The total area of the Attica Region (excluding the area of Troizinia, the islands and the Athens Basin) is 2,500,000 stremmata, so in the last 10 years 32% of the total area has been burned by forest fires.
In the Attica Region, the forest area is approximately 1,230,000 stremmata and in the last 10 years, approximately 512,000 str.
42% of the forest area.
Burned areas by region in Attica2017 Fire: Kalamos Burned area: 30,000 acres2018 Fires: Kineta, Mati Burned area: 68,800 acres2021 Fires: Gerania, Varibombi, Keratea, Vilia Burned area: 253,700 acres2022 Fires: Glyfada, Penteli Burned area: 32,600 acres2023 Fires: Kouvaras, Dervenochoria, Parnitha Burned area: 215,600 acres2024 Fires: Koropi, Keratea, Stamata, Varnavas Burned area: 110,000 acres2025 Fire: Keratea Burned area: 15,800 acres2026 (until 03/08) Fires: Oinoi, Porto Germeno Burned area: 104,000 acres* The Greek unit is <stremma> that equals to:1 stremma = 1,000 square meters (1,000 m²)