Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Mali?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mali data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mali

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mali
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Mali: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 52.76 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

52.76 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

108th

of 240 countries

All-time high

52.76 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

45.93 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mali, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mali is 52.76 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mali peaked at 52.76 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.93 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Mali 108th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	46.48 1000 ha	45.93 1000 ha	47 1000 ha	9
2010s	48.77 1000 ha	47.3 1000 ha	51.07 1000 ha	10
2020s	52.2 1000 ha	51.3 1000 ha	52.76 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Mali

105 Kuwait 59.9 1000 ha compare
106 Sri Lanka 58.95 1000 ha compare
107 Congo 54 1000 ha compare
109 Haiti 52.62 1000 ha compare
110 Botswana 52.06 1000 ha compare
111 Niger 50.58 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Mali

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.27 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 371 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 28.39 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.12 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 34,639 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.79 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 328.58 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 16.09 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 6,708 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mali?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mali was 52.76 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Mali?: The highest recorded value was 52.76 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Mali?: The lowest recorded value was 45.93 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Mali rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Mali ranks 108th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Mali?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.