Mali vs Norway: Forest land — Area

Mali
10,479 1000 ha
in 2025
Norway
12,109 1000 ha
in 2025
Mali rank
53rd
Norway rank
50th

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Norway currently reports 12,109 1000 ha against 10,479 1000 ha in Mali, a difference of 1,630 1000 ha.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 53rd and Norway ranks 50th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 13,546 1000 ha 12,209 1000 ha 1,337 1000 ha Mali
2000s 12,540 1000 ha 12,176 1000 ha 364.1 1000 ha Mali
2010s 11,535 1000 ha 12,135 1000 ha 600.45 1000 ha Norway
2020s 10,731 1000 ha 12,115 1000 ha 1,384 1000 ha Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Mali or Norway?
Norway, at 12,109 1000 ha against 10,479 1000 ha in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Mali and Norway?
1,630 1000 ha, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Norway?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mali and Norway rank globally for forest land — area?
Mali ranks 53rd and Norway ranks 50th 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.