Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali
Mali: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.01 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative 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 tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali stood at 2.01 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali peaked at 2.01 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million tonnes, in 1850.
Mali ranks 69th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 11.25 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 21.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 25.69 million tonnes | 23.12 million tonnes | 27.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 29.49 million tonnes | 27.39 million tonnes | 31.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 36.06 million tonnes | 32.66 million tonnes | 39.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 44.33 million tonnes | 40.34 million tonnes | 48.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 60.50 million tonnes | 49.75 million tonnes | 73.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 88.66 million tonnes | 76.10 million tonnes | 100.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 127.52 million tonnes | 104.16 million tonnes | 154.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 192.53 million tonnes | 160.78 million tonnes | 224.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 272.82 million tonnes | 232.37 million tonnes | 314.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 356.21 million tonnes | 319.61 million tonnes | 389.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 412.43 million tonnes | 395.40 million tonnes | 428.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 460.30 million tonnes | 430.98 million tonnes | 494.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 516.46 million tonnes | 498.69 million tonnes | 535.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 792.35 million tonnes | 539.99 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | 1.85 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 1.89 billion tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Mali
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 25.20 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 8.12 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2851 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 100.20 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2851 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2851 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali was 2.01 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million tonnes in 1850.
- How does Mali rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mali ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.