Mauritania vs Senegal: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.0002 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
0.0001 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
38th
Senegal rank
40th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0002 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 0.0001 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 40th of 185 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.4171 ha per square kilometre | 0.4059 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 0.0002 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 38th and Senegal ranks 40th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Open shrubland — 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.