Finland vs Mali: Arable land use per person
Finland
0.4019 hectares per person
in 2023
Mali
0.3509 hectares per person
in 2023
Finland rank
22nd
Mali rank
25th
Arable land use per person over time
- Finland
- Mali
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.4019 hectares per person against 0.3509 hectares per person in Mali, a difference of 0.051 hectares per person.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 22nd and Mali ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5924 hectares per person | 0.2849 hectares per person | 0.3076 hectares per person | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.5248 hectares per person | 0.2723 hectares per person | 0.2525 hectares per person | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.4708 hectares per person | 0.2457 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.4357 hectares per person | 0.3305 hectares per person | 0.1053 hectares per person | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.4249 hectares per person | 0.4044 hectares per person | 0.0206 hectares per person | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.4109 hectares per person | 0.387 hectares per person | 0.0239 hectares per person | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.3651 hectares per person | 0.0388 hectares per person | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Finland or Mali?
- Finland, at 0.4019 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 Finland and Mali?
- 0.051 hectares per person, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Mali?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Mali rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Finland ranks 22nd 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.