Mauritania vs Niger: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Mauritania
85.57 ha
in 2024
Niger
64.18 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
36th
Niger rank
38th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 85.57 ha against 64.18 ha in Niger, a difference of 21.39 ha.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 36th and Niger ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,919 ha | 10,960 ha | 18,959 ha | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 11,490 ha | 2,921 ha | 8,570 ha | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 216.06 ha | 113.4 ha | 102.66 ha | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 128.36 ha | 17.11 ha | 111.24 ha | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 85.57 ha against 64.18 ha in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Mauritania and Niger?
- 21.39 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and Niger ranks 38th 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.