Denmark vs Mali: Arable land use per person
Denmark
0.3977 hectares per person
in 2023
Mali
0.3509 hectares per person
in 2023
Denmark rank
23rd
Mali rank
25th
Arable land use per person over time
- Denmark
- Mali
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3977 hectares per person against 0.3509 hectares per person in Mali, a difference of 0.0468 hectares per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5723 hectares per person | 0.2849 hectares per person | 0.2874 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.5256 hectares per person | 0.2723 hectares per person | 0.2533 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.5075 hectares per person | 0.2457 hectares per person | 0.2618 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.4635 hectares per person | 0.3305 hectares per person | 0.133 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.428 hectares per person | 0.4044 hectares per person | 0.0236 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.424 hectares per person | 0.387 hectares per person | 0.0369 hectares per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.4016 hectares per person | 0.3651 hectares per person | 0.0365 hectares per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Denmark or Mali?
- Denmark, at 0.3977 hectares per person against 0.3509 hectares per person in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Denmark and Mali?
- 0.0468 hectares per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mali?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Mali rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Denmark ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 25th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.