Gambia vs Mauritania: Grassland — Burning crop residues
Gambia
745,882 t
in 2024
Mauritania
915,650 t
in 2024
Gambia rank
43rd
Mauritania rank
41st
Grassland — Burning crop residues over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 915,650 t against 745,882 t in Gambia, a difference of 169,768 t.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gambia ranks 43rd 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 | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351,943 t | 1.48 million t | 1.13 million t | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 586,947 t | 1.84 million t | 1.25 million t | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 643,870 t | 989,742 t | 345,872 t | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 700,804 t | 1.03 million t | 333,509 t | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burning crop residues, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 915,650 t against 745,882 t in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burning crop residues between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 169,768 t, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Gambia ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 41st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.