Guatemala vs Mauritania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guatemala
215,281 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
277,060 hectares
in 2025
Guatemala rank
62nd
Mauritania rank
59th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guatemala
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 277,060 hectares against 215,281 hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 61,779 hectares.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 62nd and Mauritania ranks 59th of 225 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 426,224 hectares | 325,766 hectares | 100,457 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 273,563 hectares | 199,031 hectares | 74,532 hectares | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 253,301 hectares | 223,284 hectares | 30,016 hectares | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Guatemala or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 277,060 hectares against 215,281 hectares in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Guatemala and Mauritania?
- 61,779 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Mauritania rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guatemala ranks 62nd 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.