Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.2449 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.2085 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
50th
Sierra Leone rank
52nd

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.2449 ha per square kilometre against 0.2085 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0364 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2767 ha per square kilometre 0.0875 ha per square kilometre 0.1892 ha per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 0.3435 ha per square kilometre 0.0813 ha per square kilometre 0.2623 ha per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 0.1847 ha per square kilometre 0.2113 ha per square kilometre 0.0267 ha per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1985 ha per square kilometre 0.1928 ha per square kilometre 0.0057 ha per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
Mauritania, at 0.2449 ha per square kilometre against 0.2085 ha per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
0.0364 ha per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 52nd 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.