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

Latest (2024)
2.01 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
69th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
1.49 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mali, 1850–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 66 Zimbabwe 2.18 billion tonnes compare
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  3. 68 Spain 2.03 billion tonnes compare
  4. 70 Liberia 1.99 billion tonnes compare
  5. 71 Morocco 1.89 billion tonnes compare
  6. 72 Niger 1.87 billion tonnes compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.