Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali
Mali: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.7%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
26th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 1995
All-time low
0.0%
in 1869
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali peaked at 1.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1869.
Mali ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | +21.1% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -38.9% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -26.9% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -21.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -20.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -19.7% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -17.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +47.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +34.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +34.5% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +19.5% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +18.1% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +17.6% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -55.3% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +69.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -11.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -17.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -20.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | +102.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -41.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +115.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +25.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +161.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -41.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -34.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -23.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +49.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +50.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -18.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +177.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +492.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +129.8% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -42.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -41.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +84.4% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +64.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -69.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +89.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -33.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +492.4% | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| 1991 | +177.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1975 | +161.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1995 | +129.8% | 0.8% | 1.9% |
| 1973 | +115.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1969 | +102.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Mali
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,970 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,111 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 789.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,603 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.63 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali was 0.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1869.
- How does Mali rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mali ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.