Guyana vs Mauritania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Guyana
0.0591 hectares per person
in 2025
Mauritania
0.052 hectares per person
in 2025
Guyana rank
18th
Mauritania rank
21st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Guyana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.0591 hectares per person against 0.052 hectares per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0071 hectares per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0518 hectares per person | 0.1064 hectares per person | 0.0547 hectares per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0624 hectares per person | 0.0543 hectares per person | 0.0081 hectares per person | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.0675 hectares per person | 0.0448 hectares per person | 0.0227 hectares per person | Guyana |
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, Guyana or Mauritania?
- Guyana, at 0.0591 hectares per person against 0.052 hectares per person in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Guyana and Mauritania?
- 0.0071 hectares per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Mauritania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 18th 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.