Risks · 2021-2025
Share of fires in grass, hay, forest litter and peat: ranking of municipalities
Share of fires in grass, hay, forest litter and peat: Šalčininkai District Municipality comes top with 42.9% and Kaunas City Municipality comes last with 6.1%. The median across 58 municipalities is 18.4%.
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1Šalčininkai District Municipality42.9%2Lazdijai District Municipality31.8%3Varėna District Municipality31.2%
Regions compared
Averages weighted by “Number of fires”.
- Alytus County28.6%
- Utena County22.2%
- Tauragė County18.2%
- Vilnius County18.0%
- Telšiai County16.8%
- Marijampolė County16.4%
- Šiauliai County16.2%
- Panevėžys County15.5%
- Kaunas County14.3%
- Klaipėda County12.1%
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Frequently asked questions
Which municipality ranks first for “Share of fires in grass, hay, forest litter and peat”?
Šalčininkai District Municipality ranks first for “Share of fires in grass, hay, forest litter and peat”, with 42.9%.
What is the median for “Share of fires in grass, hay, forest litter and peat”?
The median across the 58 ranked municipalities is 18.4%.