Mali vs Ukraine: Forest area
Mali
10.48 million hectares
in 2025
Ukraine
10.09 million hectares
in 2025
Mali rank
51st
Ukraine rank
53rd
Forest area over time
- Mali
- Ukraine
How they compare
Mali currently reports 10.48 million hectares against 10.09 million hectares in Ukraine, a difference of 389,200 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 51st and Ukraine ranks 53rd of 235 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.55 million hectares | 9.38 million hectares | 4.17 million hectares | Mali |
| 2000s | 12.54 million hectares | 9.53 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | Mali |
| 2010s | 11.53 million hectares | 9.69 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | Mali |
| 2020s | 10.73 million hectares | 9.99 million hectares | 735,600 hectares | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mali or Ukraine?
- Mali, at 10.48 million hectares against 10.09 million hectares in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mali and Ukraine?
- 389,200 hectares, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Ukraine?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Ukraine rank globally for forest area?
- Mali ranks 51st and Ukraine ranks 53rd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.