Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.2604 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.2147 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
57th
Sierra Leone rank
59th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.2604 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2147 hectares per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0457 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 57th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.316 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0903 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2257 hectares per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1929 hectares per square kilometre | 0.214 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0211 hectares per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.2071 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1955 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0117 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 Sierra Leone?
- Mauritania, at 0.2604 hectares per square kilometre against 0.2147 hectares per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0457 hectares per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 57th and Sierra Leone ranks 59th 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.