Burkina Faso vs Mali: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Burkina Faso
-119,860 hectares
in 2025
Mali
-100,546 hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
217th
Mali rank
215th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports -100,546 hectares against -119,860 hectares in Burkina Faso, a difference of 19,314 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 217th and Mali ranks 215th of 235 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -192,114 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 91,568 hectares | Mali |
| 2000s | -140,090 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 39,544 hectares | Mali |
| 2010s | -121,305 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 20,759 hectares | Mali |
| 2020s | -119,860 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 19,314 hectares | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at -100,546 hectares against -119,860 hectares in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 19,314 hectares, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Burkina Faso ranks 217th and Mali ranks 215th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.