Forest area in Mali
Mali: Forest area was 10.48 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Mali, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Mali recorded 10.48 million hectares for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Mali peaked at 14.00 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.48 million hectares, in 2025.
Mali ranks 51st of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 13.55 million hectares | 13.09 million hectares | 14.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.54 million hectares | 12.09 million hectares | 12.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.53 million hectares | 11.08 million hectares | 11.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.73 million hectares | 10.48 million hectares | 10.98 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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 forest area in Mali?
- Forest area in Mali was 10.48 million 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 forest area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 14.00 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.48 million hectares in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for forest area?
- Mali ranks 51st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.