Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Mauritania or Mayotte?

Mauritania, at 42.78 ha against 42.77 ha in Mayotte as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Mauritania and Mayotte?

0.01 ha, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mayotte?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Mayotte: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area

Mauritania

42.78 ha

in 2024

Mayotte

42.77 ha

in 2024

Mauritania rank

116th

Mayotte rank

117th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time

Mauritania
Mayotte

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 42.78 ha against 42.77 ha in Mayotte, a difference of 0.01 ha.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 116th and Mayotte ranks 117th of 221 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Mayotte	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,599 ha	0.8848 ha	1,598 ha	Mauritania
2000s	506.34 ha	0 ha	506.34 ha	Mauritania
2010s	4.28 ha	0 ha	4.28 ha	Mauritania
2020s	17.11 ha	8.55 ha	8.56 ha	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Mauritania or Mayotte?: Mauritania, at 42.78 ha against 42.77 ha in Mayotte as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Mauritania and Mayotte?: 0.01 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mayotte?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Mayotte rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?: Mauritania ranks 116th and Mayotte ranks 117th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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