Colombia vs Mauritania: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita

Colombia
0.0278 ha per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0341 ha per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
41st
Mauritania rank
38th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Mauritania
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0341 ha per person against 0.0278 ha per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0063 ha per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 41st and Mauritania ranks 38th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0416 ha per person 0.14 ha per person 0.0984 ha per person Mauritania
2000s 0.0554 ha per person 0.1257 ha per person 0.0703 ha per person Mauritania
2010s 0.0357 ha per person 0.0521 ha per person 0.0164 ha per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0317 ha per person 0.0408 ha per person 0.0091 ha per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Colombia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.0341 ha per person against 0.0278 ha per person in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Colombia and Mauritania?
0.0063 ha per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mauritania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Mauritania rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
Colombia ranks 41st and Mauritania ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.