Share global forest in Mali
Mali: Share global forest was 0.2531 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2531
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
51st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.3223
in 1990
All-time low
0.2531
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Mali, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.2531 for share global forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Mali peaked at 0.3223 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2531, in 2025.
That places Mali 51st out of 235 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.
Share global forest in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3223 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3208 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3192 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3177 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3161 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3146 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.313 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3114 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3099 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3083 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3067 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3046 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3024 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3003 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2982 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2961 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2939 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2918 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2896 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2875 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2853 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2832 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2811 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2789 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2768 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2747 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2725 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2703 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2681 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2659 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2637 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2616 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2595 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2573 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2552 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2531 | -0.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.2531 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.2531 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3153 | 0.3083 | 0.3223 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2971 | 0.2875 | 0.3067 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2757 | 0.2659 | 0.2853 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2584 | 0.2531 | 0.2637 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More environment data for Mali
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0006 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.37 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 28.39 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Mali?
- Share global forest in Mali was 0.2531 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3223 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2531 in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for share global forest?
- Mali ranks 51st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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