Forest land — Area in Mali
Mali: Forest land — Area was 10,479 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Mali, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Mali stood at 10,479 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Mali peaked at 13,998 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10,479 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Mali 53rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 13,546 1000 ha | 13,094 1000 ha | 13,998 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,540 1000 ha | 12,088 1000 ha | 12,993 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,535 1000 ha | 11,082 1000 ha | 11,987 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,731 1000 ha | 10,479 1000 ha | 10,982 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 50 Norway 12,109 1000 ha compare
- 51 Germany 11,481 1000 ha compare
- 52 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,751 1000 ha compare
- 54 New Zealand 10,303 1000 ha compare
- 55 Ukraine 10,090 1000 ha compare
- 56 Madagascar 9,922 1000 ha compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Mali?
- Forest land — area in Mali was 10,479 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 13,998 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,479 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for forest land — area?
- Mali ranks 53rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.