Change forest area share total in Mali
Mali: Change forest area share total was -0.9595 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.9595
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
212th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.7235
in 1991
All-time low
-0.9595
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded -0.9595 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Mali peaked at -0.7235 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.9595, in 2025.
That places Mali 212th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.7235 | — |
| 1992 | -0.7287 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | -0.7341 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.7395 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | -0.745 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.7506 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | -0.7563 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | -0.7621 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | -0.7679 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | -0.7739 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | -0.7799 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | -0.786 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | -0.7922 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -0.7986 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | -0.805 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | -0.8115 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | -0.8182 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | -0.8249 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | -0.8318 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | -0.8388 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | -0.8459 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | -0.8531 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | -0.8604 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | -0.8679 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -0.8755 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | -0.8832 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | -0.8911 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | -0.8991 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | -0.9072 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -0.9156 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | -0.924 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | -0.9326 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | -0.9414 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | -0.9504 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | -0.9595 | +1.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -0.9595 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's -0.9595 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7453 | -0.7679 | -0.7235 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.8022 | -0.8318 | -0.7739 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8722 | -0.9072 | -0.8388 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9372 | -0.9595 | -0.9156 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More environment data for Mali
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0006 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.37 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 28.39 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Mali?
- Change forest area share total in Mali was -0.9595 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7235 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9595 in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for change forest area share total?
- Mali ranks 212th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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