Madagascar vs Mali: Forest land — Area

Madagascar
9,922 1000 ha
in 2025
Mali
10,479 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar rank
56th
Mali rank
53rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mali
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Mali currently reports 10,479 1000 ha against 9,922 1000 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 557 1000 ha.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.

Madagascar ranks 56th and Mali ranks 53rd of 231 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 13,379 1000 ha 13,546 1000 ha 167.02 1000 ha Mali
2000s 12,534 1000 ha 12,540 1000 ha 6.73 1000 ha Mali
2010s 11,265 1000 ha 11,535 1000 ha 269.6 1000 ha Mali
2020s 10,233 1000 ha 10,731 1000 ha 497.82 1000 ha Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Madagascar or Mali?
Mali, at 10,479 1000 ha against 9,922 1000 ha in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Madagascar and Mali?
557 1000 ha, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for forest land — area?
Madagascar ranks 56th and Mali ranks 53rd of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.