Forest fires — Emissions in Mali

Mali: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.0005 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0005 kt
World rank
100th
of 219 countries
All-time high
4.29 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0 kt
in 2023
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Mali, 1990–2024

012341990200720241990: 1.8 kt1991: 1.8 kt1992: 1.8 kt1993: 1.8 kt1994: 1.8 kt1995: 1.8 kt1996: 1.2 kt1997: 1.7 kt1998: 4.3 kt1999: 4 kt2000: 2.2 kt2001: 0.009 kt2002: 0.001 kt2003: 0.007 kt2004: 0.002 kt2005: 0.003 kt2006: 0.004 kt2007: 0.003 kt2008: 0.001 kt2009: 0.002 kt2010: 0.002 kt2011: 0.001 kt2012: 0.002 kt2013: 0.002 kt2014: 0.002 kt2015: 0.001 kt2016: 0.004 kt2017: 0.002 kt2018: 0.001 kt2019: 0.002 kt2020: 0.004 kt2021: 0.001 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0 kt2024: 0.001 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Mali recorded 0.0005 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Mali peaked at 4.29 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2023.

Mali ranks 100th of 219 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.

Forest fires — Emissions in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Mali, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 1.79 kt —
1991 1.79 kt +0.0%
1992 1.79 kt +0.0%
1993 1.79 kt +0.0%
1994 1.79 kt +0.0%
1995 1.79 kt +0.0%
1996 1.24 kt -30.5%
1997 1.67 kt +34.1%
1998 4.29 kt +157.0%
1999 4.01 kt -6.4%
2000 2.16 kt -46.2%
2001 0.0085 kt -99.6%
2002 0.0005 kt -94.1%
2003 0.0066 kt +1220.0%
2004 0.0024 kt -63.6%
2005 0.0027 kt +12.5%
2006 0.0039 kt +44.4%
2007 0.0027 kt -30.8%
2008 0.0012 kt -55.6%
2009 0.0015 kt +25.0%
2010 0.0019 kt +26.7%
2011 0.001 kt -47.4%
2012 0.0022 kt +120.0%
2013 0.0022 kt +0.0%
2014 0.0024 kt +9.1%
2015 0.0007 kt -70.8%
2016 0.0044 kt +528.6%
2017 0.0017 kt -61.4%
2018 0.0007 kt -58.8%
2019 0.0019 kt +171.4%
2020 0.0039 kt +105.3%
2021 0.0005 kt -87.2%
2022 0.0002 kt -60.0%
2023 0 kt -100.0%
2024 0.0005 kt —

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 0.0005 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.022 kt, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 0.0005 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0355 kt, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +1220.0% 0.0005 kt 0.0066 kt
2016 +528.6% 0.0007 kt 0.0044 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.19 kt 1.24 kt 4.29 kt 10
2000s 0.219 kt 0.0005 kt 2.16 kt 10
2010s 0.0019 kt 0.0007 kt 0.0044 kt 10
2020s 0.001 kt 0 kt 0.0039 kt 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 99 Burundi 0.0007 kt compare
  2. 100 Azerbaijan 0.0005 kt compare
  3. 100 New Caledonia 0.0005 kt compare
  4. 100 Serbia and Montenegro 0.0005 kt compare
  5. 100 Uruguay 0.0005 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Mali?
Forest fires — emissions in Mali was 0.0005 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 4.29 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2023.
How does Mali rank for forest fires — emissions?
Mali ranks 100th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.