Wildfire

Data source provider

GlobFire Fire Perimeter

Use cases

Climate-related disclosures, Exposure quantification, Financial stability monitoring, Investment and lending decisions, Macro-economic modelling, Scenario analysis, Stress testing

Data group

Exposure to physical risks

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

1. Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
2. OECD
3. MODIS Burnt Area (MCD64A1)
4. Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS)

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Total Affected Area

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Country (map)

Time horizon

Backward-looking

Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-019-0312-2

Frequency

Latest update

Time series

2002-2023

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

GlobFire Fire Perimeters are derived from MODIS burned area data, providing global coverage with a spatial resolution of 500 meters and a temporal resolution of daily data from 2002 to 2023.