Iraq vs Mauritania: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Iraq
238,661 ha
in 2024
Mauritania
176,215 ha
in 2024
Iraq rank
53rd
Mauritania rank
56th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Iraq
- Mauritania
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 238,661 ha against 176,215 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 62,446 ha.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Iraq ranks 53rd and Mauritania ranks 56th of 221 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,219 ha | 316,845 ha | 233,625 ha | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 26,234 ha | 366,074 ha | 339,840 ha | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 144,811 ha | 190,555 ha | 45,745 ha | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 172,192 ha | 199,052 ha | 26,860 ha | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Iraq or Mauritania?
- Iraq, at 238,661 ha against 176,215 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Iraq and Mauritania?
- 62,446 ha, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Mauritania rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Iraq ranks 53rd and Mauritania ranks 56th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.