Mauritania vs Mexico: Grassland — Burned Area
Mauritania
176,086 ha
in 2024
Mexico
152,017 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
41st
Mexico rank
43rd
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Mauritania
- Mexico
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 176,086 ha against 152,017 ha in Mexico, a difference of 24,069 ha.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 41st and Mexico ranks 43rd of 220 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 285,226 ha | 134,141 ha | 151,084 ha | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 354,069 ha | 144,707 ha | 209,362 ha | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 190,335 ha | 179,664 ha | 10,671 ha | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 198,906 ha | 167,434 ha | 31,473 ha | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Mauritania or Mexico?
- Mauritania, at 176,086 ha against 152,017 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Mauritania and Mexico?
- 24,069 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Mauritania ranks 41st and Mexico ranks 43rd 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.