Mauritania vs Niger: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.2604 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
0.3269 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
57th
Niger rank
55th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.3269 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2604 hectares per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0665 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 57th and Niger ranks 55th of 206 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 | 0.316 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1728 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1432 hectares per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1929 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1836 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0093 hectares per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.2071 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3723 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1652 hectares per square kilometre | Niger |
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, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.3269 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2604 hectares per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.0665 hectares per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 57th and Niger ranks 55th 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.