Australia vs Mauritania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Australia
46.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania
35.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
30th
Mauritania rank
33rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 46.56 % change on previous year against 35.29 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 11.27 % change on previous year.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.05 % change on previous year | 109.17 % change on previous year | 93.12 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 38.9 % change on previous year | 69.86 % change on previous year | 30.96 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 36.83 % change on previous year | 18.92 % change on previous year | 17.92 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Australia or Mauritania?
- Australia, at 46.56 % change on previous year against 35.29 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Australia and Mauritania?
- 11.27 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Mauritania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 30th and Mauritania ranks 33rd of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.