Iraq vs Mauritania: Grassland — Burned Area
Iraq
145,382 ha
in 2024
Mauritania
176,086 ha
in 2024
Iraq rank
44th
Mauritania rank
41st
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Iraq
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 176,086 ha against 145,382 ha in Iraq, a difference of 30,704 ha.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Iraq ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 220 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,351 ha | 285,226 ha | 235,875 ha | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 20,594 ha | 354,069 ha | 333,475 ha | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 125,247 ha | 190,335 ha | 65,088 ha | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 134,692 ha | 198,906 ha | 64,215 ha | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Iraq or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 176,086 ha against 145,382 ha in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Iraq and Mauritania?
- 30,704 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Mauritania rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Iraq ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.