Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Mauritania
0.052 hectares per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.0543 hectares per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0543 hectares per person against 0.052 hectares per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0023 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Mauritania ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1064 hectares per person | 0.2022 hectares per person | 0.0957 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0543 hectares per person | 0.1617 hectares per person | 0.1075 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0448 hectares per person | 0.077 hectares per person | 0.0323 hectares per person | Zimbabwe |
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, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0543 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 Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0023 hectares per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.