Congo vs Mauritania: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Congo
0.0001 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
0.0002 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
47th
Mauritania rank
45th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Congo
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0002 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 0.0001 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Congo or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0002 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Congo and Mauritania?
- 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.