Mali vs Niger: Share of annual global forest expansion
Mali
0.3%
in 2020
Niger
0.3%
in 2020
Mali rank
23rd
Niger rank
22nd
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Mali, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 22nd of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Mali as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Mali and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Mali ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 22nd of 110 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 annual global forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.