Forest area in Mali
Mali: Forest area was 10.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Mali, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Mali recorded 10.9% for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Mali peaked at 10.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1990.
That places Mali 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.9% | — |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.1% compare
- 160 Netherlands 11.1% compare
- 161 Uganda 11.0% compare
- 163 Burundi 10.9% compare
- 164 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10.9% compare
- 165 Argentina 10.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Mali?
- Forest area in Mali was 10.9% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1990.
- How does Mali rank for forest area?
- Mali ranks 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.