Forest area as share of land area in Mali
Mali: Forest area as share of land area was 8.59 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Mali, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Mali is 8.59, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Mali peaked at 11.47 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.59, in 2025.
That places Mali 174th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1 | 10.73 | 11.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.28 | 9.91 | 10.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.45 | 9.08 | 9.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.79 | 8.59 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More environment data for Mali
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 25,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,024 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 299 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 85 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 144 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 4,553 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Mali?
- Forest area as share of land area in Mali was 8.59 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.59 in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Mali ranks 174th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).