Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Guinea-Bissau
225,241 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
277,060 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st
Mauritania rank
59th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 277,060 hectares against 225,241 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 51,819 hectares.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Mauritania ranks 59th of 225 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 589,160 hectares | 325,766 hectares | 263,394 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 400,315 hectares | 199,031 hectares | 201,283 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 274,878 hectares | 223,284 hectares | 51,593 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 277,060 hectares against 225,241 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 51,819 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Mauritania ranks 59th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.