Bamako (Africa)
Population: 4,467,633
GDP: 628 USD
Functional Urban Area: 700 km2
Bamako
Bamako (Africa)
Population: 4,467,633
GDP: 628 USD
Functional Urban Area: 700 km2
Context
Bamako, Mali's capital, is divided into six communes, each managed by elected mayors and councils. In 2018, the Grand Bamako initiative was launched as a metropolitan framework uniting the District Town Hall of Bamako, its six communes, and 19 peri-urban municipalities. This initiative aims to enhance urban planning, infrastructure development, and service delivery, fostering greater collaboration and cohesion across the metropolitan area to address the needs of a rapidly growing urban population.
Key findings
In 2023, 71% of the Bamako urban area’s residents lived within a walkable distance of public spaces, the highest among covered African cities and significantly above the regional average of 43%. Additionally, in 2024, 89% of residents lived within a walkable distance of educational facilities, surpassing both the regional average of 65% and the global average of 76%. These achievements reflect the city’s efforts to improve the accessibility of vital public amenities.
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Indicators at a glance
Explore Bamako’s strengths in:
- Resilience,
- Inclusion,
- Governance and
- Innovation.
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Resilience
- Air quality - NO2: 18.7 µg/m3
- Air quality - PM2.5: 44.2 µg/m3
- CO2 emissions per capita: 0.24 t/person
- Exposure to floods: 0.58 %
- Renewable energy consumption: 71.1 %
- Food security index: 3
- Greenness: 0.18
- Land Use Efficiency: 0.33
- Urban Heat Island: 2 °C
- Waste collection: 57 %
- Waste generation: 330,000 t
Inclusion
- Rapid transit: 0 %
- Public transport accessibility: 76.6 %
- Bike lanes: 0 %
- Basic sanitation services: 60.16 %
- Basic water services: 94.7 %
- Women in local politics: 23.81 %
- Access to education: 88.7 %
- Access to healthcare: 81.43 %
- Public space accessibility: 70.5 %
- Public space availability: 14.29 %
- Gini coefficient: No data available
Governance
- Territorial fragmentation: 0.33
- Selection of local councillors: 0 %
- Mayoral selection: 0
- City budget: No data available
- Own source revenues: No data available
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