Cote d'Ivoire vs Mali: Annual afforestation
Cote d'Ivoire
11,520 hectares per year
in 2020
Mali
14,540 hectares per year
in 2020
Cote d'Ivoire rank
14th
Mali rank
12th
Annual afforestation over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 14,540 hectares per year against 11,520 hectares per year in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 3,020 hectares per year.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th and Mali ranks 12th of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,830 hectares per year | 3,630 hectares per year | 3,200 hectares per year | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 23,280 hectares per year | 44,500 hectares per year | 21,220 hectares per year | Mali |
| 2010s | 45,950 hectares per year | 51,490 hectares per year | 5,540 hectares per year | Mali |
| 2020s | 11,520 hectares per year | 14,540 hectares per year | 3,020 hectares per year | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Cote d'Ivoire or Mali?
- Mali, at 14,540 hectares per year against 11,520 hectares per year in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Cote d'Ivoire and Mali?
- 3,020 hectares per year, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Mali?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Mali rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 14th and Mali ranks 12th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.