Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mali
Mali: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.2653 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mali, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mali stood at 0.2653 ha per person.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mali peaked at 0.649 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.211 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Mali 10th out of 188 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, per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.649 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.6363 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6236 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6107 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5977 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5849 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5259 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5051 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5634 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6077 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5537 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5799 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4626 ha per person | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4173 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5943 ha per person | +42.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5439 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5174 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4669 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4732 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3424 ha per person | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 0.362 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3341 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2954 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.32 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2821 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2637 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.351 ha per person | +33.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2561 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 0.211 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2266 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2712 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2578 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2322 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2299 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2653 ha per person | +15.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.2653 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 6.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.2653 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 4.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5904 ha per person | 0.5051 ha per person | 0.649 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4952 ha per person | 0.3424 ha per person | 0.5943 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2902 ha per person | 0.211 ha per person | 0.362 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2513 ha per person | 0.2299 ha per person | 0.2712 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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, per capita in Mali?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mali was 0.2653 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.649 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.211 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Mali ranks 10th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.