Annual number of wildfires in Mauritius
Mauritius: Annual number of wildfires was 0 wildfires in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0 wildfires
World rank
172nd
of 248 countries
All-time high
10 wildfires
in 2024
All-time low
0 wildfires
in 2015
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Annual number of wildfires in Mauritius, 2012–2026
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in wildfires.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0 wildfires for annual number of wildfires in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of wildfires in Mauritius peaked at 10 wildfires in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 wildfires, in 2015.
That places Mauritius 172nd out of 248 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.88 wildfires | 0 wildfires | 8 wildfires | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.57 wildfires | 0 wildfires | 10 wildfires | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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- 172 Antigua and Barbuda 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Aruba 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Bahrain 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Bermuda 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Bouvet Island 0 wildfires compare
- 172 British Indian Ocean Territory 0 wildfires compare
- 172 British Virgin Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Cayman Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Christmas Island 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Cocos Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Cook Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Curacao 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Cyprus 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Dominica 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Estonia 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Falkland Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Faroe Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 French Polynesia 0 wildfires compare
- 172 French Southern Territories 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Gibraltar 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Guam 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Guernsey 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Hong Kong 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Iceland 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Isle of Man 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Jersey 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Kiribati 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Macao 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Maldives 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Marshall Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Monaco 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Montserrat 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Nauru 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Niue 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Norfolk Island 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Northern Mariana Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Palau 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Pitcairn 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Qatar 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Saint Barthelemy 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Saint Helena 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Saint Lucia 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Saint Martin (French part) 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Samoa 0 wildfires compare
- 172 San Marino 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Seychelles 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Singapore 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 wildfires compare
- 172 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Tokelau 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Tonga 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Tuvalu 0 wildfires compare
- 172 United Arab Emirates 0 wildfires compare
- 172 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 United States Virgin Islands 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Vatican 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Wallis and Futuna 0 wildfires compare
- 172 Western Sahara 0 wildfires compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3463 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4315 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2881 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2696 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2322 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 176.59 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of wildfires in Mauritius?
- Annual number of wildfires in Mauritius was 0 wildfires in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of wildfires recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 10 wildfires in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual number of wildfires recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 wildfires in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for annual number of wildfires?
- Mauritius ranks 172nd out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Is annual number of wildfires rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of wildfires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of wildfires. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.