Iraq vs Mauritania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Iraq
0.2338 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
0.2604 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
58th
Mauritania rank
57th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.2604 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2338 hectares per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0266 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mauritania ahead.
Iraq ranks 58th and Mauritania ranks 57th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0643 hectares per square kilometre | 0.316 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2517 hectares per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.342 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1929 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1491 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.3669 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2071 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1598 hectares per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Iraq or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.2604 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2338 hectares per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Iraq and Mauritania?
- 0.0266 hectares per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Mauritania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 58th and Mauritania ranks 57th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.