Yanfolila Facts

Area7731.4 km²
Population258,110
Male Population127,765 (49.5%)
Female Population130,345 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+107.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+46.6%
Median Age15 years (Male: 14.4, Female: 15.7)
Local Time
TimezoneGreenwich Mean Time
Lat & Lng11.18333, -8.15000

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Yanfolila Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population124,436148,006176,050227,522258,110
Population Density16.1 / km²19.1 / km²22.8 / km²29.4 / km²33.4 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yanfolila Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 29.2% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Yanfolila+82.8%+53.7%+29.2%
Sikasso Region+184%+105.2%+56.3%
Mali+173.2%+108.4%+59.6%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yanfolila Median Age

Median Age: 15 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Yanfolila15 yrs15.7 yrs14.4 yrs
Sikasso Region15 yrs15.7 yrs14.4 yrs
Mali16.1 yrs16.6 yrs15.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Yanfolila Population Density

Population Density: 33.4 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Yanfolila258,1107,731.4 km²33.4 / km²
Sikasso Region3.2 million71,721.7 km²44 / km²
Mali17.7 million1,252,394 km²14.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Yanfolila Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Yanfolila CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Yanfolila35,734 tn0.14 tn4.6 tons/km²
Sikasso Region434,423 tn0.14 tn6.1 tons/km²
Mali2,464,946 tn0.14 tn2 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Yanfolila CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)35,734 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.14 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)4.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Yanfolila

Yanfolila is a town and seat of both the Yanfolila Cercle and the Wassoulou-Ballé rural commune in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The town lies 272 km west of Sikasso, 164 km south of Bamako and 23 km from the border with Guinea.

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