Annual change in forest area in Mali
Mali: Annual change in forest area was -100,546 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Mali recorded -100,546 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Mali peaked at -100,546 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -100,546 hectares, in 2011.
That places Mali 215th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -100,546 hectares | -100,546 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -100,546 hectares | -100,546 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -100,546 hectares | -100,546 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -100,546 hectares | -100,546 hectares | -100,546 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 212 Somalia -75,950 hectares compare
- 213 Cote d'Ivoire -80,822 hectares compare
- 214 Zambia -97,156 hectares compare
- 216 Cameroon -116,956 hectares compare
- 217 Burkina Faso -119,860 hectares compare
- 218 Madagascar -124,278 hectares compare
More environment data for Mali
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 26.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6517 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0249 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Mali?
- Annual change in forest area in Mali was -100,546 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was -100,546 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -100,546 hectares in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for annual change in forest area?
- Mali ranks 215th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.