Mali vs Southern Africa: Country area — Area
Country area — Area over time
- Mali
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 267,335 1000 ha against 124,124 1000 ha in Mali, a difference of 143,211 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 2.2 times Mali's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 226 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 | 124,019 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 143,264 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 1970s | 124,019 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 143,264 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 1980s | 124,019 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 143,264 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 1990s | 124,019 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 143,264 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 124,019 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 143,264 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 124,019 1000 ha | 267,283 1000 ha | 143,264 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 124,040 1000 ha | 267,294 1000 ha | 143,254 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country area — area, Mali or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 267,335 1000 ha against 124,124 1000 ha in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in country area — area between Mali and Southern Africa?
- 143,211 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 country area — area?
- Mali ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 19th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.