Electricity network exposed to high wildfire risk, by region and proximity to urban centres, 2026

Sources

IEA analysis based on EMS 2019, MODIS 2017, Santoro et al. 2021, OSM 2026 and GHS-UCDB R2024A.

Notes

Electricity network excludes subsea and underground assets. Wildfire risk refers to expected long-term average interval between fires, based on historical fire records, biomass density, and the Fire Weather Index (FWI). High risk captures the return period of 10 years or less, corresponding to a probability of above 10%.