Mali vs Venezuela: Annual afforestation

Mali
14,540 hectares per year
in 2020
Venezuela
10,810 hectares per year
in 2020
Mali rank
12th
Venezuela rank
15th

Annual afforestation over time

  • Mali
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 14,540 hectares per year against 10,810 hectares per year in Venezuela, a difference of 3,730 hectares per year.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Venezuela ahead.

Mali ranks 12th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 106 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Venezuela Difference Ahead
1990s 3,630 hectares per year 35,800 hectares per year 32,170 hectares per year Venezuela
2000s 44,500 hectares per year 20,200 hectares per year 24,300 hectares per year Mali
2010s 51,490 hectares per year 12,650 hectares per year 38,840 hectares per year Mali
2020s 14,540 hectares per year 10,810 hectares per year 3,730 hectares per year Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual afforestation, Mali or Venezuela?
Mali, at 14,540 hectares per year against 10,810 hectares per year in Venezuela as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual afforestation between Mali and Venezuela?
3,730 hectares per year, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Venezuela?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Mali and Venezuela rank globally for annual afforestation?
Mali ranks 12th and Venezuela ranks 15th 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

Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.