Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2449 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.2449 ha per square kilometre for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.7812 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0217 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 50th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2575 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2575 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2575 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2575 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2575 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2575 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3413 ha per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2812 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 0.301 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2985 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5527 ha per square kilometre | +85.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4714 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0848 ha per square kilometre | -82.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | -64.8% |
| 2004 | 0.244 ha per square kilometre | +718.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2615 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3092 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7812 ha per square kilometre | +152.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3505 ha per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3501 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6077 ha per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2781 ha per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2723 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2238 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0403 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1479 ha per square kilometre | +267.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0765 ha per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | -71.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre | +561.2% |
| 2020 | 0.148 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2587 ha per square kilometre | +74.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1424 ha per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2449 ha per square kilometre | +72.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.2449 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0877 ha per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.2449 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.04 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +718.6% | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | 0.244 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +561.2% | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2767 ha per square kilometre | 0.2575 ha per square kilometre | 0.3413 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3435 ha per square kilometre | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | 0.7812 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1847 ha per square kilometre | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | 0.6077 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1985 ha per square kilometre | 0.1424 ha per square kilometre | 0.2587 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 47 Argentina 0.3194 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Niger 0.2911 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 0.2848 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Guatemala 0.2441 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 0.2085 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Iraq 0.1603 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.2449 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7812 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.