Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mali
Mali: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 9,952 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mali, 1990–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 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
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.