Mali vs Somalia: Annual change in forest area
Mali
-100,546 hectares
in 2025
Somalia
-75,950 hectares
in 2025
Mali rank
215th
Somalia rank
212th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -75,950 hectares against -100,546 hectares in Mali, a difference of 24,596 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Mali ranks 215th and Somalia ranks 212th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -100,546 hectares | -76,750 hectares | 23,796 hectares | Somalia |
| 2000s | -100,546 hectares | -76,750 hectares | 23,796 hectares | Somalia |
| 2010s | -100,546 hectares | -146,185 hectares | 45,639 hectares | Mali |
| 2020s | -100,546 hectares | -88,942 hectares | 11,604 hectares | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Mali or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -75,950 hectares against -100,546 hectares in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Mali and Somalia?
- 24,596 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Mali ranks 215th and Somalia ranks 212th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.