Gambia vs Mauritania: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Gambia
1.73 kt
in 2024
Mauritania
2.11 kt
in 2024
Gambia rank
59th
Mauritania rank
56th
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.11 kt against 1.73 kt in Gambia, a difference of 0.38 kt.
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 | 2.38 kt | 4.43 kt | 2.05 kt | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.68 kt | 4.62 kt | 2.94 kt | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.5 kt | 2.28 kt | 0.7827 kt | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.62 kt | 2.38 kt | 0.7623 kt | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.11 kt against 1.73 kt in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 0.38 kt, 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 — emissions?
- 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 — Emissions (CH4). 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.