Mauritania vs North Macedonia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.2604 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
North Macedonia
0.3302 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
57th
North Macedonia rank
54th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 0.3302 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2604 hectares per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0698 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 57th and North Macedonia ranks 54th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania North Macedonia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.316 hectares per square kilometre 0.1988 hectares per square kilometre 0.1173 hectares per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 0.1929 hectares per square kilometre 0.2344 hectares per square kilometre 0.0415 hectares per square kilometre North Macedonia
2020s 0.2071 hectares per square kilometre 0.1338 hectares per square kilometre 0.0733 hectares per square kilometre Mauritania

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 North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 0.3302 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 North Macedonia?
0.0698 hectares per square kilometre, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and North Macedonia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and North Macedonia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 57th and North Macedonia ranks 54th 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.