Striking and alarming results emerge from the updated analysis of the areas burned by forest fires over the past 10 years (2017–2026) in the mainland portion of the Attica Region. As of shortly before the start of the 2026 fire season, 38% of forest land had been burned over the past 9 years. This update was prompted by the recent major forest fire in Porto Germeno (July 31, 2026).
From 2017 through 2026 (as of August 3), 15 major wildfires have burned more than 800,000 stremmata, according to reports from the Copernicus Rapid Mapping Service and the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). The perimeter of the burned areas is shown on the map below.
The total area of the Attica Region (excluding the Troizinia area, the islands, and the Athens Basin) is 2,500,000 stremmata, so over the past 10 years, 32% of the total area has been burned by forest fires. In the Attica Region, the area of forested land is approximately 1,230,000 stremmata, and over the past 10 years, approximately 512,000 stremmata of forest have been burned, which is 42% of the total forest area.
Kostas Lagouvardos
