Mauritania vs Mexico: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Mauritania
35.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mexico
29.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
33rd
Mexico rank
34th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Mexico
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 35.29 % change on previous year against 29.49 % change on previous year in Mexico, a difference of 5.8 % change on previous year.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mexico ahead.
Mauritania ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 34th of 158 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.17 % change on previous year | 26.53 % change on previous year | 82.64 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 69.86 % change on previous year | 43.74 % change on previous year | 26.12 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 18.92 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 15.91 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or Mexico?
- Mauritania, at 35.29 % change on previous year against 29.49 % change on previous year in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Mauritania and Mexico?
- 5.8 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd and Mexico ranks 34th 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.