Jordan vs Mauritania: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Jordan
64.36 ha
in 2024
Mauritania
85.57 ha
in 2024
Jordan rank
37th
Mauritania rank
36th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Jordan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 85.57 ha against 64.36 ha in Jordan, a difference of 21.21 ha.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Jordan's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 36th of 218 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.05 ha | 29,919 ha | 29,889 ha | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.94 ha | 11,490 ha | 11,485 ha | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.15 ha | 216.06 ha | 213.91 ha | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 25.74 ha | 128.36 ha | 102.61 ha | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Jordan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 85.57 ha against 64.36 ha in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Jordan and Mauritania?
- 21.21 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Mauritania rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Jordan ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 36th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.