Mauritania vs Niger: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.2449 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
0.2911 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
50th
Niger rank
48th

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.2911 ha per square kilometre against 0.2449 ha per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0462 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 50th and Niger ranks 48th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2767 ha per square kilometre 0.163 ha per square kilometre 0.1137 ha per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 0.3435 ha per square kilometre 0.1621 ha per square kilometre 0.1815 ha per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 0.1847 ha per square kilometre 0.1689 ha per square kilometre 0.0158 ha per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.1985 ha per square kilometre 0.3442 ha per square kilometre 0.1457 ha per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 0.2911 ha per square kilometre against 0.2449 ha per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
0.0462 ha per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 50th and Niger ranks 48th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Grassland — 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.