Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit in Mauritania
Mauritania: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit was 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mauritania is 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 31.5% on the previous year and up 197.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mauritania peaked at 0.0024 t per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 t per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Mauritania 33rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 t per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 t per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 t per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 t per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 t per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 t per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 t per US$ of GDP | +73.1% |
| 1997 | 0.001 t per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 t per US$ of GDP | +33.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 t per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 t per US$ of GDP | +95.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 t per US$ of GDP | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 t per US$ of GDP | -81.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -73.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 t per US$ of GDP | +607.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 t per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.001 t per US$ of GDP | +128.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | -62.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 t per US$ of GDP | +45.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | -61.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -82.9% |
| 2015 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | +248.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -51.0% |
| 2018 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -74.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | +524.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | +56.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -46.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | +53.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | -31.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 t per US$ of GDP, 4.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP, 55% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … unit 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 | +607.9% | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 t per US$ of GDP |
| 2019 | +524.4% | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 t per US$ of GDP | 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mauritania?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mauritania was 0.0001 t per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 t per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.0%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.