Kenya vs Mauritania: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Kenya

63,279 hectares

in 2026

Mauritania

52,664 hectares

in 2026

Kenya rank

73rd

Mauritania rank

76th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Kenya currently reports 63,279 hectares against 52,664 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 10,615 hectares.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 73rd and Mauritania ranks 76th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.