Mali vs Zambia: Annual change in forest area
Mali
-100,546 hectares
in 2025
Zambia
-97,156 hectares
in 2025
Mali rank
215th
Zambia rank
214th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Mali
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -97,156 hectares against -100,546 hectares in Mali, a difference of 3,390 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Mali ranks 215th and Zambia ranks 214th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -100,546 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 64,746 hectares | Zambia |
| 2000s | -100,546 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 64,746 hectares | Zambia |
| 2010s | -100,546 hectares | -129,272 hectares | 28,726 hectares | Mali |
| 2020s | -100,546 hectares | -94,131 hectares | 6,415 hectares | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Mali or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -97,156 hectares against -100,546 hectares in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Mali and Zambia?
- 3,390 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Mali ranks 215th and Zambia ranks 214th 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.