Cameroon vs Mali: Arable land — Area

Cameroon
6,200 1000 ha
in 2024
Mali
6,708 1000 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
46th
Mali rank
44th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mali
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 6,708 1000 ha against 6,200 1000 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 508 1000 ha.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 46th and Mali ranks 44th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 5,200 1000 ha 1,656 1000 ha 3,544 1000 ha Cameroon
1970s 5,560 1000 ha 1,852 1000 ha 3,709 1000 ha Cameroon
1980s 5,912 1000 ha 2,027 1000 ha 3,884 1000 ha Cameroon
1990s 5,937 1000 ha 3,391 1000 ha 2,546 1000 ha Cameroon
2000s 5,959 1000 ha 5,354 1000 ha 604.82 1000 ha Cameroon
2010s 6,200 1000 ha 6,001 1000 ha 198.79 1000 ha Cameroon
2020s 6,200 1000 ha 6,878 1000 ha 677.72 1000 ha Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Cameroon or Mali?
Mali, at 6,708 1000 ha against 6,200 1000 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Cameroon and Mali?
508 1000 ha, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for arable land — area?
Cameroon ranks 46th and Mali ranks 44th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.