Mali vs Tanzania: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Mali
1.0%
in 2020
Tanzania
1.0%
in 2020
Mali rank
18th
Tanzania rank
19th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Mali
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 105 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Mali |
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 Tanzania?
- Mali, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Tanzania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Mali and Tanzania?
- 0.0%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Tanzania rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Mali ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 19th 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.