Mauritania vs Niger: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Mauritania
35.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niger
42.45 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
33rd
Niger rank
31st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 42.45 % change on previous year against 35.29 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 7.16 % change on previous year.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 31st of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.17 % change on previous year | 4.51 % change on previous year | 104.67 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 69.86 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 65.98 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 18.92 % change on previous year | 43.62 % change on previous year | 24.7 % change on previous year | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 42.45 % 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 Mauritania and Niger?
- 7.16 % change on previous year, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 33rd and Niger ranks 31st 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.