Mauritania vs Nepal: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Mauritania
176,215 ha
in 2024
Nepal
140,096 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
56th
Nepal rank
59th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Mauritania
- Nepal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 176,215 ha against 140,096 ha in Nepal, a difference of 36,119 ha.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 59th of 221 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 316,845 ha | 28,922 ha | 287,923 ha | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 366,074 ha | 29,551 ha | 336,523 ha | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 190,555 ha | 47,284 ha | 143,271 ha | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 199,052 ha | 75,930 ha | 123,122 ha | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Mauritania or Nepal?
- Mauritania, at 176,215 ha against 140,096 ha in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Mauritania and Nepal?
- 36,119 ha, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Nepal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Mauritania ranks 56th and Nepal ranks 59th 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.