Cote d'Ivoire vs Mali: Share of global annual deforestation

Cote d'Ivoire
1.1%
in 2020
Mali
1.4%
in 2020
Cote d'Ivoire rank
18th
Mali rank
16th

Share of global annual deforestation over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Mali
00.511.5199020052020

How they compare

Mali currently reports 1.4% against 1.1% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Mali ranks 16th of 112 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 1.4% 0.7% 0.7% Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 1.0% 1.1% 0.0% Mali
2010s 1.3% 1.6% 0.2% Mali
2020s 1.1% 1.4% 0.3% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Cote d'Ivoire or Mali?
Mali, at 1.4% against 1.1% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Cote d'Ivoire and Mali?
0.3%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Mali?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Mali rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th and Mali ranks 16th of 112 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 Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global annual deforestation
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.