Mauritania vs Mongolia: Grassland — Burned Area
Mauritania
176,086 ha
in 2024
Mongolia
262,973 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
41st
Mongolia rank
38th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 262,973 ha against 176,086 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 86,887 ha.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 41st and Mongolia ranks 38th of 220 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 285,226 ha | 902,592 ha | 617,366 ha | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 354,069 ha | 1.03 million ha | 674,483 ha | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 190,335 ha | 1.01 million ha | 815,389 ha | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 198,906 ha | 559,374 ha | 360,468 ha | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Mauritania or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 262,973 ha against 176,086 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 86,887 ha, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mongolia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mongolia rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Mauritania ranks 41st and Mongolia ranks 38th 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.