Ghana vs Mauritania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Ghana
0.05 hectares per person
in 2025
Mauritania
0.052 hectares per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
22nd
Mauritania rank
21st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.052 hectares per person against 0.05 hectares per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.002 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1445 hectares per person | 0.1064 hectares per person | 0.038 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1163 hectares per person | 0.0543 hectares per person | 0.0621 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0925 hectares per person | 0.0448 hectares per person | 0.0478 hectares per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Ghana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.052 hectares per person against 0.05 hectares per person in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Ghana and Mauritania?
- 0.002 hectares per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 21st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.