Bangladesh vs Mauritania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Bangladesh
290,047 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
277,060 hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
58th
Mauritania rank
59th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Bangladesh
- Mauritania
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 290,047 hectares against 277,060 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 12,987 hectares.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mauritania ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Mauritania ranks 59th of 225 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,444 hectares | 325,766 hectares | 260,322 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 41,899 hectares | 199,031 hectares | 157,132 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 98,890 hectares | 223,284 hectares | 124,395 hectares | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Bangladesh or Mauritania?
- Bangladesh, at 290,047 hectares against 277,060 hectares in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 12,987 hectares, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Mauritania rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Mauritania ranks 59th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.