Mali vs Southern Africa: Agricultural land — Area

Mali
41,675 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Africa
165,032 1000 ha
in 2024
Mali rank
27th
Southern Africa rank
22nd

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Mali
  • Southern Africa
50.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 165,032 1000 ha against 41,675 1000 ha in Mali, a difference of 123,357 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 4.0 times Mali's.

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

Mali ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 220 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 31,716 1000 ha 166,381 1000 ha 134,665 1000 ha Southern Africa
1970s 31,912 1000 ha 163,208 1000 ha 131,296 1000 ha Southern Africa
1980s 32,097 1000 ha 162,828 1000 ha 130,730 1000 ha Southern Africa
1990s 34,715 1000 ha 165,645 1000 ha 130,931 1000 ha Southern Africa
2000s 40,090 1000 ha 165,926 1000 ha 125,836 1000 ha Southern Africa
2010s 40,825 1000 ha 164,828 1000 ha 124,002 1000 ha Southern Africa
2020s 41,821 1000 ha 164,980 1000 ha 123,159 1000 ha Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Mali or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 165,032 1000 ha against 41,675 1000 ha in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Mali and Southern Africa?
123,357 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Southern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mali and Southern Africa rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Mali ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 220 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
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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.