Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mali
Mali: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0056 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mali, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.0056 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mali peaked at 0.0145 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Mali ranks 66th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0139 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.0056 sq. km per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0026 sq. km per person, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.0056 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 0.0145 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 sq. km per person | 0.0086 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0063 sq. km per person | 0.0083 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.0061 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 63 Slovenia 0.0058 sq. km per person compare
- 64 Micronesia (country) 0.0057 sq. km per person compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 0.0056 sq. km per person compare
- 67 North Macedonia 0.0055 sq. km per person compare
- 68 Malaysia 0.0054 sq. km per person compare
- 69 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0054 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.74 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mali?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mali was 0.0056 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0145 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Mali ranks 66th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.