Savanna fires — Burned Area in Mali
Mali: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 6.49 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.49 million ha
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
12th
of 221 countries
All-time high
7.79 million ha
in 2004
All-time low
4.31 million ha
in 2018
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Mali, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Mali recorded 6.49 million ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Mali peaked at 7.79 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.31 million ha, in 2018.
That places Mali 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.96 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 5.96 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.96 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.96 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.96 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.96 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.47 million ha | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 5.38 million ha | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 6.15 million ha | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 6.82 million ha | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 6.40 million ha | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 6.91 million ha | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 5.68 million ha | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 5.29 million ha | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 7.79 million ha | +47.1% |
| 2005 | 7.36 million ha | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 7.24 million ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.75 million ha | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.07 million ha | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.29 million ha | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 5.77 million ha | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 5.50 million ha | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 5.01 million ha | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 5.59 million ha | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 5.08 million ha | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 4.90 million ha | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 6.74 million ha | +37.4% |
| 2017 | 5.07 million ha | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 4.31 million ha | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 4.78 million ha | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 5.89 million ha | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 5.77 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.36 million ha | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 5.46 million ha | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 6.49 million ha | +18.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 6.49 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 729,406 ha, 8.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 6.49 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 874,766 ha, 7.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.96 million ha | 5.38 million ha | 6.82 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.58 million ha | 5.29 million ha | 7.79 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 million ha | 4.31 million ha | 6.74 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.80 million ha | 5.36 million ha | 6.49 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 579,820 ha compare
- 9 Mozambique 15.15 million ha compare
- 10 Central African Republic 11.06 million ha compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 317,331 ha compare
- 11 Russian Federation 8.15 million ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 131,183 ha compare
- 12 Melanesia 109,335 ha compare
- 13 Sudan 5.35 million ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 68,354 ha compare
- 14 Chad 4.71 million ha compare
- 14 Türkiye 56,239 ha compare
- 15 South Africa 4.33 million ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 3,185 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 savanna fires — burned area in Mali?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Mali was 6.49 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 million ha in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Mali ranks 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.