Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0341 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0341 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.2% on the previous year and up 264.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.2606 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 ha per person, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 38th of 188 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, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1425 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1384 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1332 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1279 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1236 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1203 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1785 ha per person | +48.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1357 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1555 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1443 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2541 ha per person | +76.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1884 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0336 ha per person | -82.2% |
| 2003 | 0.011 ha per person | -67.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0877 ha per person | +698.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0919 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1058 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2606 ha per person | +146.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1136 ha per person | -56.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1099 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1847 ha per person | +68.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0821 ha per person | -55.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0776 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0618 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 ha per person | -84.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 ha per person | +254.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0188 ha per person | -49.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 ha per person | -72.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0331 ha per person | +541.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0332 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0563 ha per person | +69.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0301 ha per person | -46.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0503 ha per person | +66.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0341 ha per person | -32.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0341 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 6.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0341 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 55% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +698.4% | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0877 ha per person |
| 2019 | +541.3% | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0331 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.14 ha per person | 0.1203 ha per person | 0.1785 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1257 ha per person | 0.011 ha per person | 0.2606 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0521 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.1847 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0408 ha per person | 0.0301 ha per person | 0.0563 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mauritania?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0341 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2606 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.4%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.