Mali — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Mali, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Mali was 8.67% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 11.47% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.82% per year.
Mali ranks 172 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Mali sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 24% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 9%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 42 of 48 economies; Somalia, Fed. Rep. (7.82%) is just below it. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 134th of 178 in 1990 → 159th of 207 in 2000 → 164th of 209 in 2010 → 170th of 214 in 2020 → 171st of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 8.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 8.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 8.92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 9.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 9.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 9.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 9.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 9.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 9.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 9.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 9.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 9.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 9.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 9.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 9.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 10.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 10.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 10.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 10.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 10.48% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 10.57% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 10.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 10.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 10.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 10.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 11.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 11.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 11.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 11.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 11.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 11.47% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mali’s Forest area in 1991?
11.39% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mali’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -24.4% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 8.67%; 2023: 8.75%; 2022: 8.84%; 2021: 8.92%; 2020: 9%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.