Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Mali

Protected areas in Mali in 2025 — 7.5%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 1.6 pp.

2025 7.5% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 131of 213
Period maximum 9.1%2013
Period minimum 7.5%2020

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Mali, 2013–20257.588.599.520132015201720192021202320252013: 9.1%2014: 8.3%2015: 8.3%2016: 8.2%2017: 8.2%2018: 8.2%2019: 8.2%2020: 7.5%2021: 7.5%2022: 7.5%2023: 7.5%2024: 7.5%2025: 7.5%
Change over the period: −1.6 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mali

Mali 7.5%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.5 +0 pp
2024 7.5 +0 pp
2023 7.5 +0 pp
2022 7.5 +0 pp
2021 7.5 +0 pp
2020 7.5 −0.7 pp
2019 8.2 +0 pp
2018 8.2 +0 pp
2017 8.2 +0 pp
2016 8.2 −0.1 pp
2015 8.3 +0 pp
2014 8.3 −0.8 pp
2013 9.1

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.