Madagascar vs Mali: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Madagascar
9,686 1000 ha
in 2025
Mali
9,952 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar rank
52nd
Mali rank
51st

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

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

How they compare

Mali currently reports 9,952 1000 ha against 9,686 1000 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 266 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 52nd and Mali ranks 51st of 222 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 13,060 1000 ha 13,539 1000 ha 478.5 1000 ha Mali
2000s 12,235 1000 ha 12,429 1000 ha 194.27 1000 ha Mali
2010s 10,997 1000 ha 11,160 1000 ha 163.48 1000 ha Mali
2020s 9,989 1000 ha 10,221 1000 ha 232.55 1000 ha Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Madagascar or Mali?
Mali, at 9,952 1000 ha against 9,686 1000 ha in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Madagascar and Mali?
266 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
Madagascar ranks 52nd and Mali ranks 51st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.