Mali vs Somalia: Share of global annual deforestation
Mali
1.4%
in 2020
Somalia
0.9%
in 2020
Mali rank
16th
Somalia rank
19th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.4% against 0.9% in Somalia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.5 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 19th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Mali or Somalia?
- Mali, at 1.4% against 0.9% in Somalia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Mali and Somalia?
- 0.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Mali ranks 16th and Somalia ranks 19th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.