Mali vs Somalia: Agricultural land — Area

Mali
41,675 1000 ha
in 2024
Somalia
44,130 1000 ha
in 2024
Mali rank
27th
Somalia rank
25th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Mali
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 44,130 1000 ha against 41,675 1000 ha in Mali, a difference of 2,455 1000 ha.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 27th and Somalia ranks 25th of 237 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 31,716 1000 ha 43,925 1000 ha 12,209 1000 ha Somalia
1970s 31,912 1000 ha 43,972 1000 ha 12,060 1000 ha Somalia
1980s 32,097 1000 ha 44,022 1000 ha 11,925 1000 ha Somalia
1990s 34,715 1000 ha 44,054 1000 ha 9,339 1000 ha Somalia
2000s 40,090 1000 ha 44,097 1000 ha 4,007 1000 ha Somalia
2010s 40,825 1000 ha 44,106 1000 ha 3,281 1000 ha Somalia
2020s 41,821 1000 ha 44,129 1000 ha 2,307 1000 ha Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Mali or Somalia?
Somalia, at 44,130 1000 ha against 41,675 1000 ha in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Mali and Somalia?
2,455 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Mali ranks 27th and Somalia ranks 25th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.