Mauritania vs Namibia: Savanna — Burned Area
Mauritania
42.78 ha
in 2024
Namibia
42.79 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
112th
Namibia rank
111th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.79 ha against 42.78 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 112th and Namibia ranks 111th of 221 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,559 ha | 1.52 million ha | 1.51 million ha | Namibia |
| 2000s | 499.6 ha | 320,635 ha | 320,135 ha | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.28 ha | 1,213 ha | 1,209 ha | Namibia |
| 2020s | 17.11 ha | 106.98 ha | 89.87 ha | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 42.79 ha against 42.78 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 0.01 ha, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Mauritania ranks 112th and Namibia ranks 111th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — 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.