Cyprus vs Mauritania: Average area burnt per wildfire

Cyprus

654.5 hectares

in 2025

Mauritania

542.93 hectares

in 2026

Cyprus rank

5th

Mauritania rank

8th

Average area burnt per wildfire over time

Cyprus currently reports 654.5 hectares against 542.93 hectares in Mauritania, a difference of 111.57 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Mauritania ahead.

Cyprus ranks 5th and Mauritania ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Indicator: Average area burnt per wildfire
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: 181 places, 2,589 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The average area burnt per wildfire, in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.