Does Statistics Portugal provide information on forest/rural fires?
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Yes, this information is available on the Portal> Products> Database> Theme: Agriculture, forestry and fishing> Subtheme: Forestry> Indicator: Rural fires (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024); Annual, which can be broken down to the municipality level and go back to 2001, using the “Change selection conditions” option.
For more information on the statistical operation that provides this and other related indicators, see Portal> Products> Metadata System> Methodological documentation> Theme: Agriculture, forestry and fishing, the methodological document “Forestry statistics.”
