Bamako
2 km around Daoudabougou
Air quality now
AQI 86
11.7%
tree cover
55.1K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Africa · air quality report · 9 cities
Mali air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 9 cities Airleaf measures in Mali average AQI 78 (moderate). The worst air is in Ségou, at AQI 93, and the cleanest in Gao, at AQI 60.
None of the 9 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Average right now
AQI 78
Moderate
US EPA index, across 9 cities
- cities measured
- 9
- worst air: Ségou
- 93
- cleanest air: Gao
- 60
- average tree cover
- 10.6%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Mali · average AQI 78
Air quality right now in the 8 largest cities in Mali
Moderate
Sikasso
2 km around Tiefinbougou
Air quality now
AQI 77
15.3%
tree cover
45.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Koutiala
2 km around Koutiala
Air quality now
AQI 76
18.6%
tree cover
35.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Ségou
2 km around Segou3
Air quality now
AQI 93
12.0%
tree cover
51.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Kayes
2 km around Centre Commercial
Air quality now
AQI 85
13.0%
tree cover
48.5K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Mopti
2 km around Mopti
Air quality now
AQI 70
0.9%
tree cover
87.7K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Gao
2 km around Gao
Air quality now
AQI 60
0.6%
tree cover
78.8K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Kati
2 km around Kati
Air quality now
AQI 86
18.2%
tree cover
37.1K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Mali today?
None of the 9 measured cities is over AQI 100 today. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
9 measured cities
- Moderate9 (100%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
In aggregate
Mali in numbers
Every figure below is read the same way over the same 2 km area per city, so they add up and compare like for like. Averaged across the 9 of 9 cities measured so far in Mali.
- Average air quality
- AQI 78Mean of the latest reading per city
- Average tree cover
- 10.6%9 of 9 below their target
- Trees counted
- 291KAcross every measured area
- More trees needed
- 517KTo bring each area to its target
Worst air quality right now
Cleanest air right now
Greenest cities in Mali
Least tree cover in Mali
Excludes barren and desert sites
Against everywhere else
How does Mali compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Mali average cleaner air than 18% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 19%.
Cleaner air than…
- Mali
- Beats 18%
More tree cover than…
- Mali
- Beats 19%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mali lost?
Since 2001, Mali has lost about 5,580 hectares of forest (about 7,800 football pitches): 20% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 5,580 haabout 7,800 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 20%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 5,490 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 334 ha | 14 ha | 348 ha |
| 2002 | 162 ha | 15 ha | 177 ha |
| 2003 | 33 ha | 3 ha | 35 ha |
| 2004 | 153 ha | 7 ha | 160 ha |
| 2005 | 82 ha | 2 ha | 84 ha |
| 2006 | 111 ha | 2 ha | 113 ha |
| 2007 | 130 ha | 3 ha | 133 ha |
| 2008 | 113 ha | 3 ha | 116 ha |
| 2009 | 167 ha | 2 ha | 169 ha |
| 2010 | 56 ha | 1 ha | 57 ha |
| 2011 | 175 ha | 3 ha | 178 ha |
| 2012 | 83 ha | under 1 ha | 84 ha |
| 2013 | 433 ha | 1 ha | 434 ha |
| 2014 | 301 ha | under 1 ha | 301 ha |
| 2015 | 234 ha | under 1 ha | 234 ha |
| 2016 | 267 ha | under 1 ha | 267 ha |
| 2017 | 404 ha | under 1 ha | 404 ha |
| 2018 | 388 ha | under 1 ha | 388 ha |
| 2019 | 261 ha | under 1 ha | 261 ha |
| 2020 | 192 ha | under 1 ha | 192 ha |
| 2021 | 177 ha | under 1 ha | 177 ha |
| 2022 | 218 ha | under 1 ha | 218 ha |
| 2023 | 388 ha | under 1 ha | 388 ha |
| 2024 | 301 ha | under 1 ha | 301 ha |
| 2025 | 324 ha | 38 ha | 362 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 289 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 302 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2013, when about 434 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Mali?
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good98% · 5,450 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.7% · 95 ha
Also: mining and energy, shifting farming, storms, floods and other natural causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. How it's measured
Mali as a whole
8.7% of Mali was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. Closing that gap nationally would take roughly 26.0B trees across 26.0M hectares. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Mali: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Mali today?
Right now the 9 cities Airleaf measures in Mali average AQI 78 (moderate). The worst air is in Ségou, at AQI 93, and the cleanest in Gao, at AQI 60. None of the 9 measured cities is over AQI 100 today.
Which city in Mali has the worst air right now?
Ségou, at AQI 93 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Mali has the cleanest air right now?
Gao, at AQI 60 (Moderate). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Mali has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Mali safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 9 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 78: Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
How much forest has Mali lost since 2001?
About 5,580 ha from 2001 to 2025, 20% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 5,490 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which city in Mali has the most trees?
Koutiala, with 18.6% tree cover within 2 km of its center, measured from Sentinel-2 satellite images.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Mali?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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