Guinea vs Mauritania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Guinea
266,756 hectares
in 2025
Mauritania
276,201 hectares
in 2025
Guinea rank
39th
Mauritania rank
38th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Guinea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 276,201 hectares against 266,756 hectares in Guinea, a difference of 9,445 hectares.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 225 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 476,899 hectares | 325,747 hectares | 151,152 hectares | Guinea |
| 2010s | 420,828 hectares | 198,800 hectares | 222,028 hectares | Guinea |
| 2020s | 401,208 hectares | 222,386 hectares | 178,821 hectares | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Guinea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 276,201 hectares against 266,756 hectares in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Guinea and Mauritania?
- 9,445 hectares, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Guinea ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.