Iraq vs Mauritania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Iraq
184,478 hectares
in 2024
Mauritania
204,162 hectares
in 2024
Iraq rank
47th
Mauritania rank
45th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Iraq
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 204,162 hectares against 184,478 hectares in Iraq, a difference of 19,684 hectares.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mauritania ahead.
Iraq ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 225 countries.
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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.