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Wildfire exposure

The dataset provides a global assessment of burned area, and forest and population exposure to wildfire danger. Exposure indicators to wildfire have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the <a href="https://doi.org/10.1787/da074cb6-en">working paper</a> for a more complete description of the methods.

<br><br>The datasets span the period 2000-2024, depending on data availability and are the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources, including data from the Global Wildfire Information System, ESA CCI land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population data. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region.

<br><br><b>Data source(s)</b>: <a href="https://gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/">Global Wildfire Information System</a> burned area data, <a href="https://www.esa-landcover-cci.org/">Copernicus Climate Change Initiative</a> land cover data and <a href="https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/data.php">Global Human Settlement Layer</a> population grid data.

<br><br><b>Contact</b>: <a href="ENV.Stat@oecd.org">ENV.Stat@oecd.org</a>