Kenya vs Mali: Forest land — Share in Land area

Kenya
6.63 %
in 2024
Mali
8.67 %
in 2024
Kenya rank
193rd
Mali rank
190th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Kenya
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 8.67 % against 6.63 % in Kenya, a difference of 2.04 %.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 193rd and Mali ranks 190th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 6.63 % 11.1 % 4.47 % Mali
2000s 6.75 % 10.28 % 3.52 % Mali
2010s 6.25 % 9.45 % 3.21 % Mali
2020s 6.4 % 8.84 % 2.43 % Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Kenya or Mali?
Mali, at 8.67 % against 6.63 % in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Kenya and Mali?
2.04 %, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Kenya ranks 193rd and Mali ranks 190th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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.