Forest land — Share in Land area in Mali
Mali: Forest land — Share in Land area was 8.67 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Mali, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Mali is 8.67 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Mali peaked at 11.47 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.67 %, in 2024.
That places Mali 190th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 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 | 8.84 % | 8.67 % | 9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 187 Mongolia 9.1 % compare
- 188 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.82 % compare
- 189 Uzbekistan 8.79 % compare
- 191 Somalia 7.82 % compare
- 192 Israel 6.84 % compare
- 193 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.63 % compare
- 193 Kenya 6.63 % 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 — share in land area in Mali?
- Forest land — share in land area in Mali was 8.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 % in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Mali ranks 190th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 — Share in 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.