Annual forest expansion in Mali
Mali: Annual forest expansion was 14,540 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual forest expansion in Mali, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual forest expansion in Mali stood at 14,540 hectares per year.
The figure is down 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Mali peaked at 71,690 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,630 hectares per year, in 1990.
That places Mali 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,630 hectares per year | 3,630 hectares per year | 3,630 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 44,500 hectares per year | 44,500 hectares per year | 44,500 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 51,490 hectares per year | 31,290 hectares per year | 71,690 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 14,540 hectares per year | 14,540 hectares per year | 14,540 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 forest expansion in Mali?
- Annual forest expansion in Mali was 14,540 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual forest expansion recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 71,690 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,630 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Mali rank for annual forest expansion?
- Mali ranks 23rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).