Mapping and Inventory of Forest Fires in Andhra Pradesh, India: Current Status and Conservation Needs

Table 5

Size class distribution of forest burnt areas in Andhra Pradesh.

Sl. no.	Burnt area patch size (ha.)	No. of patches	Area (km^2)	% of patches	% of burnt area
1	<25	6601	741.1	68.8	8.6
2	26–50	1291	462.5	13.5	5.4
3	51–100	728	513.7	7.6	6.0
4	101–200	446	621.7	4.6	7.2
5	201–300	167	413.7	1.7	4.8
6	301–400	85	295.5	0.9	3.4
7	>400	274	5545.3	2.9	64.5
	Grand total	9592	8593.5	100	100