Madagascar vs Mali: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Madagascar
-124,278 hectares
in 2025
Mali
-100,546 hectares
in 2025
Madagascar rank
218th
Mali rank
215th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports -100,546 hectares against -124,278 hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 23,732 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 218th and Mali ranks 215th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -66,278 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 34,268 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -102,757 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 2,211 hectares | Mali |
| 2010s | -138,917 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 38,371 hectares | Mali |
| 2020s | -123,636 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 23,090 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, Madagascar or Mali?
- Mali, at -100,546 hectares against -124,278 hectares in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Madagascar and Mali?
- 23,732 hectares, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Madagascar ranks 218th 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.