Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mali
Mali: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -100,546 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-100,546 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
215th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-100,546 hectares
in 2016
All-time low
-100,546 hectares
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mali is -100,546 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mali peaked at -100,546 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -100,546 hectares, in 2011.
Mali ranks 215th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mali, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -100,546 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -100,546 hectares | -0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -100,546 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is -19,726 hectares, 5.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's -100,546 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 13.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mali?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was -100,546 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -100,546 hectares in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Mali ranks 215th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.