Savanna fires — Burned Area in Mauritania
Mauritania: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 176,215 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Mauritania is 176,215 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.2% on the previous year and up 389.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Mauritania peaked at 806,129 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22,397 ha, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 56th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 278,090 ha | — |
| 1991 | 278,090 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 278,090 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 278,090 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 278,090 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 278,090 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 421,054 ha | +51.4% |
| 1997 | 327,138 ha | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 384,887 ha | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 366,827 ha | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 664,164 ha | +81.1% |
| 2001 | 504,590 ha | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 92,024 ha | -81.8% |
| 2003 | 30,783 ha | -66.5% |
| 2004 | 251,620 ha | +717.4% |
| 2005 | 270,062 ha | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 318,747 ha | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 806,129 ha | +152.9% |
| 2008 | 361,625 ha | -55.1% |
| 2009 | 360,996 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 626,404 ha | +73.5% |
| 2011 | 287,673 ha | -54.1% |
| 2012 | 280,917 ha | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 230,710 ha | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 36,001 ha | -84.4% |
| 2015 | 41,820 ha | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 152,583 ha | +264.9% |
| 2017 | 79,101 ha | -48.2% |
| 2018 | 22,397 ha | -71.7% |
| 2019 | 147,947 ha | +560.6% |
| 2020 | 152,692 ha | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 266,753 ha | +74.7% |
| 2022 | 146,976 ha | -44.9% |
| 2023 | 252,623 ha | +71.9% |
| 2024 | 176,215 ha | -30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 316,845 ha | 278,090 ha | 421,054 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 366,074 ha | 30,783 ha | 806,129 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 190,555 ha | 22,397 ha | 626,404 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 199,052 ha | 146,976 ha | 266,753 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Mauritania?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Mauritania was 176,215 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 806,129 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,397 ha in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Mauritania ranks 56th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.