Mauritius vs Mayotte: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Mauritius
150.26 hectares
in 2024
Mayotte
171.73 hectares
in 2024
Mauritius rank
149th
Mayotte rank
147th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
How they compare
Mayotte currently reports 171.73 hectares against 150.26 hectares in Mauritius, a difference of 21.47 hectares.
That makes Mayotte's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 149th and Mayotte ranks 147th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Mayotte in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Mayotte | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 432 hectares | 0 hectares | 432 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 628.95 hectares | 0 hectares | 628.95 hectares | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 30.05 hectares | 34.35 hectares | 4.29 hectares | Mayotte |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Mauritius or Mayotte?
- Mayotte, at 171.73 hectares against 150.26 hectares in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Mauritius and Mayotte?
- 21.47 hectares, with Mayotte ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Mayotte?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Mayotte rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Mauritius ranks 149th and Mayotte ranks 147th 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.