Grassland — Burned Area in Mali
Mali: Grassland — Burned Area was 6.42 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Mali, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Mali is 6.42 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Mali peaked at 7.58 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million ha, in 1996.
That places Mali 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.11 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 5.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.11 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.81 million ha | -64.6% |
| 1997 | 1.86 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.18 million ha | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 2.70 million ha | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 2.05 million ha | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 6.66 million ha | +224.7% |
| 2002 | 5.51 million ha | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 5.09 million ha | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 7.58 million ha | +48.8% |
| 2005 | 7.08 million ha | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 7.04 million ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.54 million ha | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 6.83 million ha | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 5.12 million ha | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 5.61 million ha | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 5.32 million ha | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 4.87 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 5.46 million ha | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 4.96 million ha | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 4.79 million ha | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 6.51 million ha | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 4.98 million ha | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 4.24 million ha | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 4.70 million ha | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 5.78 million ha | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 5.70 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.30 million ha | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 5.42 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 6.42 million ha | +18.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 6.42 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 348,840 ha, 18.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 6.42 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 13.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +224.7% | 2.05 million ha | 6.66 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.92 million ha | 1.81 million ha | 5.11 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.95 million ha | 2.05 million ha | 7.58 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 million ha | 4.24 million ha | 6.51 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.72 million ha | 5.30 million ha | 6.42 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 5 Angola 13.51 million ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.51 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 8.35 million ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.13 million ha compare
- 7 Brazil 6.54 million ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 170,226 ha compare
- 9 Sudan 5.10 million ha compare
- 10 Chad 4.49 million ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80,420 ha compare
- 11 South Africa 3.83 million ha compare
- 11 Türkiye 41,374 ha compare
More climate change data for Mali
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 209.26 million kg (2050)
- 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 grassland — burned area in Mali?
- Grassland — burned area in Mali was 6.42 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million ha in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for grassland — burned area?
- Mali ranks 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.