Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mali

Mali: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 9,952 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
9,952 1000 ha
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
51st
of 222 countries
All-time high
13,994 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
9,952 1000 ha
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mali, 1990–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720251990: 14.0k 1000 ha1991: 13.9k 1000 ha1992: 13.8k 1000 ha1993: 13.7k 1000 ha1994: 13.6k 1000 ha1995: 13.5k 1000 ha1996: 13.4k 1000 ha1997: 13.3k 1000 ha1998: 13.2k 1000 ha1999: 13.1k 1000 ha2000: 13.0k 1000 ha2001: 12.9k 1000 ha2002: 12.7k 1000 ha2003: 12.6k 1000 ha2004: 12.5k 1000 ha2005: 12.4k 1000 ha2006: 12.2k 1000 ha2007: 12.1k 1000 ha2008: 12.0k 1000 ha2009: 11.9k 1000 ha2010: 11.8k 1000 ha2011: 11.6k 1000 ha2012: 11.5k 1000 ha2013: 11.3k 1000 ha2014: 11.2k 1000 ha2015: 11.1k 1000 ha2016: 11.0k 1000 ha2017: 10.8k 1000 ha2018: 10.7k 1000 ha2019: 10.6k 1000 ha2020: 10.5k 1000 ha2021: 10.4k 1000 ha2022: 10.3k 1000 ha2023: 10.2k 1000 ha2024: 10.1k 1000 ha2025: 10.0k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Mali recorded 9,952 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Mali peaked at 13,994 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,952 1000 ha, in 2025.

That places Mali 51st out of 222 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13,539 1000 ha 13,083 1000 ha 13,994 1000 ha 10
2000s 12,429 1000 ha 11,877 1000 ha 12,982 1000 ha 10
2010s 11,160 1000 ha 10,607 1000 ha 11,754 1000 ha 10
2020s 10,221 1000 ha 9,952 1000 ha 10,491 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 48 Ecuador 12,190 1000 ha compare
  2. 49 Norway 11,996 1000 ha compare
  3. 50 Viet Nam 10,860 1000 ha compare
  4. 52 Madagascar 9,686 1000 ha compare
  5. 53 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9,192 1000 ha compare
  6. 54 Italy 8,799 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Mali?
Naturally regenerating forest — area in Mali was 9,952 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 13,994 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 9,952 1000 ha in 2025.
How does Mali rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Mali ranks 51st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.