Cuba vs Mauritania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Cuba
225,928 hectares
in 2024
Mauritania
204,763 hectares
in 2024
Cuba rank
66th
Mauritania rank
67th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Cuba
- Mauritania
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 225,928 hectares against 204,763 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 21,165 hectares.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 66th and Mauritania ranks 67th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276,674 hectares | 325,766 hectares | 49,093 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 144,867 hectares | 199,031 hectares | 54,164 hectares | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 226,546 hectares | 212,529 hectares | 14,017 hectares | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Cuba or Mauritania?
- Cuba, at 225,928 hectares against 204,763 hectares in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Cuba and Mauritania?
- 21,165 hectares, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mauritania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Mauritania rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Cuba ranks 66th and Mauritania ranks 67th 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.