Gambia vs Mauritania: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Gambia
750,972 t
in 2024
Mauritania
917,173 t
in 2024
Gambia rank
59th
Mauritania rank
56th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 917,173 t against 750,972 t in Gambia, a difference of 166,201 t.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gambia ranks 59th 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 | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million t | 1.92 million t | 890,915 t | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 731,539 t | 2.01 million t | 1.28 million t | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 652,570 t | 992,862 t | 340,292 t | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 704,803 t | 1.04 million t | 331,465 t | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 917,173 t against 750,972 t in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 166,201 t, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Gambia ranks 59th 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.