Mali vs Sudan: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Mali
1.0%
in 2020
Sudan
1.2%
in 2020
Mali rank
18th
Sudan rank
15th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Mali
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Mali, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan ahead.
Mali ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 15th of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Mali or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Mali as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Mali and Sudan?
- 0.2%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Mali ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 15th of 105 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.