Mauritania vs Mongolia: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Mauritania

52,664 hectares

in 2026

Mongolia

61,527 hectares

in 2026

Mauritania rank

76th

Mongolia rank

74th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Mongolia currently reports 61,527 hectares against 52,664 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 8,863 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 76th and Mongolia ranks 74th 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.