A total of 54,243 fire hotspots was detected worldwide on November 1 and 2, 2026, spread across 19 regions
54,243 fire hotspots detected as of November 2, 2026. Southern Africa: 13,975 hotspots, East Africa: 11,480, Brazil: 6,890 in the Amazon.
A total of 54,243 fire hotspots was detected worldwide on November 1 and 2, 2026, spread across 19 regions. Southern Africa recorded the highest number of hotspots with 13,975 detections, followed by East Africa (11,480 hotspots), West Africa (5,594 hotspots) and Central Africa (3,597 hotspots). Southeast Asia counted 1,726 hotspots and the Amazon region 46 hotspots.
By country, Brazil totaled 6,890 hotspots in the Amazon region, Tanzania 3,431 hotspots in East Africa and Nigeria 3,029 hotspots in West Africa. Ethiopia recorded 2,023 hotspots, Indonesia 798 hotspots, Ghana 628 hotspots and Senegal 413 hotspots. The Democratic Republic of the Congo counted 218 hotspots, Cameroon 128 hotspots, Vietnam 89 hotspots, Kenya 84 hotspots, Thailand 49 hotspots and Myanmar 45 hotspots.
Average brightness values for hotspots ranged from 323.8 for Indonesia to 341.9 for Southern Africa. Average fire radiative power was recorded at 0.0 for all regions and countries listed. The latest detection dates were November 2, 2026 for most zones, and November 1, 2026 for the Amazon, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar.
This analysis was produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence, from institutional sources and verifiable open data. AI Transparency