Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mali
Mali: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 3,887 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mali, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Mali recorded 3,887 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 253.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mali peaked at 3,887 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 433.03 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Mali ranks 54th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mali, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 433.03 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,100 Square kilometres | +154.1% |
| 2015 | 1,537 Square kilometres | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 3,558 Square kilometres | +131.4% |
| 2022 | 3,887 Square kilometres | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 433.03 Square kilometres | 433.03 Square kilometres | 433.03 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,319 Square kilometres | 1,100 Square kilometres | 1,537 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,722 Square kilometres | 3,558 Square kilometres | 3,887 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 51 Uganda 4,098 Square kilometres compare
- 52 Eswatini 170.28 Square kilometres compare
- 52 Guinea 4,084 Square kilometres compare
- 53 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,953 Square kilometres compare
- 53 Lesotho 144.62 Square kilometres compare
- 55 Bulgaria 3,858 Square kilometres compare
- 56 Algeria 3,715 Square kilometres compare
- 57 Cabo Verde 4.89 Square kilometres compare
- 57 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27,282 Square kilometres compare
- 57 Peru 3,511 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0034 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mali?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mali was 3,887 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 3,887 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 433.03 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Mali rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Mali ranks 54th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 253.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation