Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Mali

Mali: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 29.35 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
29.35 %
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
31st
of 223 countries
All-time high
53.6 %
in 2001
All-time low
29.35 %
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Mali, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 53.1 %1991: 53.1 %1992: 53.1 %1993: 52.8 %1994: 52.3 %1995: 51.7 %1996: 53 %1997: 52.1 %1998: 49 %1999: 47 %2000: 48.4 %2001: 53.6 %2002: 52.9 %2003: 52.1 %2004: 49.6 %2005: 48.8 %2006: 48.7 %2007: 47.7 %2008: 46.3 %2009: 46.6 %2010: 45.1 %2011: 46.2 %2012: 45.5 %2013: 44.6 %2014: 43.8 %2015: 42.8 %2016: 35.8 %2017: 35.2 %2018: 34.6 %2019: 33.6 %2020: 32.5 %2021: 30.4 %2022: 29.9 %2023: 29.4 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Mali stood at 29.35 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Mali peaked at 53.6 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29.35 %, in 2023.

That places Mali 31st out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Mali, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 53.09 % —
1991 53.15 % +0.1%
1992 53.13 % -0.0%
1993 52.83 % -0.6%
1994 52.28 % -1.0%
1995 51.73 % -1.1%
1996 52.97 % +2.4%
1997 52.15 % -1.5%
1998 49.02 % -6.0%
1999 46.98 % -4.2%
2000 48.39 % +3.0%
2001 53.6 % +10.8%
2002 52.92 % -1.3%
2003 52.14 % -1.5%
2004 49.58 % -4.9%
2005 48.81 % -1.6%
2006 48.69 % -0.2%
2007 47.69 % -2.1%
2008 46.34 % -2.8%
2009 46.57 % +0.5%
2010 45.15 % -3.0%
2011 46.22 % +2.4%
2012 45.51 % -1.5%
2013 44.58 % -2.0%
2014 43.8 % -1.7%
2015 42.79 % -2.3%
2016 35.77 % -16.4%
2017 35.22 % -1.5%
2018 34.56 % -1.9%
2019 33.65 % -2.6%
2020 32.55 % -3.3%
2021 30.37 % -6.7%
2022 29.94 % -1.4%
2023 29.35 % -2.0%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 29.35 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.7 %, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 29.35 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.03 %, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.73 % 46.98 % 53.15 % 10
2000s 49.47 % 46.34 % 53.6 % 10
2010s 40.73 % 33.65 % 46.22 % 10
2020s 30.55 % 29.35 % 32.55 % 4

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 28 Angola 32.89 % compare
  2. 29 Burkina Faso 30.78 % compare
  3. 30 Sierra Leone 29.86 % compare
  4. 32 Zambia 28.87 % compare
  5. 33 Malawi 28.6 % compare
  6. 34 Equatorial Guinea 26.23 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Mali?
Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Mali was 29.35 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 53.6 % in 2001.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 29.35 % in 2023.
How does Mali rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
Mali ranks 31st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,446 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.