Mali Forest Area

Mali’s forest area has remained remarkably stable at 10.90 percent of its land surface over the 35‑year series recorded by the World Bank, with the latest 2025 estimate confirming the same share that was observed in 1990. The figure represents both the all‑time peak (2025) and the all‑time trough (2023), indicating no measurable expansion or loss of forest cover during the period. This constancy places Mali at rank 160 globally, closely aligned with peers such as Burundi (10.89 percent) and the Turks and Caicos Islands (11.07 percent), while slightly below the Netherlands (11.11 percent) and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (10.88 percent). The lack of variation suggests that neither large‑scale afforestation programmes nor significant deforestation pressures have altered the country’s forest footprint in recent decades. Continued monitoring of land‑use policies and climate impacts will be essential, as any shift in agricultural expansion or conservation initiatives could modify the presently flat trajectory.