Algeria vs Mali: Land use over the long-term
Algeria
32.78 million hectares
in 2025
Mali
34.64 million hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
24th
Mali rank
21st
Land use over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 34.64 million hectares against 32.78 million hectares in Algeria, a difference of 1.86 million hectares.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Algeria ranks 24th and Mali ranks 21st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.57 million hectares | 8.80 million hectares | 2.24 million hectares | Mali |
| 1100s | 6.40 million hectares | 9.46 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | Mali |
| 1200s | 5.67 million hectares | 10.12 million hectares | 4.45 million hectares | Mali |
| 1300s | 4.95 million hectares | 10.97 million hectares | 6.02 million hectares | Mali |
| 1400s | 5.05 million hectares | 12.19 million hectares | 7.14 million hectares | Mali |
| 1500s | 7.58 million hectares | 13.20 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | Mali |
| 1600s | 5.89 million hectares | 15.40 million hectares | 9.51 million hectares | Mali |
| 1700s | 6.16 million hectares | 17.61 million hectares | 11.45 million hectares | Mali |
| 1710s | 6.42 million hectares | 18.16 million hectares | 11.74 million hectares | Mali |
| 1720s | 6.68 million hectares | 18.71 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | Mali |
| 1730s | 6.95 million hectares | 19.27 million hectares | 12.32 million hectares | Mali |
| 1740s | 7.21 million hectares | 19.82 million hectares | 12.61 million hectares | Mali |
| 1750s | 7.47 million hectares | 20.37 million hectares | 12.90 million hectares | Mali |
| 1760s | 7.74 million hectares | 20.93 million hectares | 13.19 million hectares | Mali |
| 1770s | 8.00 million hectares | 21.48 million hectares | 13.48 million hectares | Mali |
| 1780s | 8.26 million hectares | 22.03 million hectares | 13.77 million hectares | Mali |
| 1790s | 8.53 million hectares | 22.59 million hectares | 14.06 million hectares | Mali |
| 1800s | 8.79 million hectares | 23.14 million hectares | 14.35 million hectares | Mali |
| 1810s | 9.05 million hectares | 23.23 million hectares | 14.18 million hectares | Mali |
| 1820s | 9.22 million hectares | 23.31 million hectares | 14.08 million hectares | Mali |
| 1830s | 9.39 million hectares | 23.37 million hectares | 13.98 million hectares | Mali |
| 1840s | 9.56 million hectares | 23.42 million hectares | 13.87 million hectares | Mali |
| 1850s | 10.57 million hectares | 23.47 million hectares | 12.90 million hectares | Mali |
| 1860s | 11.69 million hectares | 23.47 million hectares | 11.78 million hectares | Mali |
| 1870s | 12.92 million hectares | 23.48 million hectares | 10.55 million hectares | Mali |
| 1880s | 14.29 million hectares | 23.95 million hectares | 9.66 million hectares | Mali |
| 1890s | 15.74 million hectares | 24.44 million hectares | 8.70 million hectares | Mali |
| 1900s | 18.50 million hectares | 25.19 million hectares | 6.68 million hectares | Mali |
| 1910s | 19.68 million hectares | 27.55 million hectares | 7.87 million hectares | Mali |
| 1920s | 21.73 million hectares | 29.25 million hectares | 7.52 million hectares | Mali |
| 1930s | 25.89 million hectares | 32.95 million hectares | 7.06 million hectares | Mali |
| 1940s | 29.88 million hectares | 36.61 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | Mali |
| 1950s | 33.48 million hectares | 35.92 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | Mali |
| 1960s | 36.42 million hectares | 30.38 million hectares | 6.03 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1970s | 36.01 million hectares | 30.00 million hectares | 6.01 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1980s | 31.92 million hectares | 30.00 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1990s | 31.30 million hectares | 31.50 million hectares | 197,230 hectares | Mali |
| 2000s | 32.38 million hectares | 34.58 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | Mali |
| 2010s | 32.98 million hectares | 34.64 million hectares | 1.66 million hectares | Mali |
| 2020s | 32.80 million hectares | 34.64 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Algeria or Mali?
- Mali, at 34.64 million hectares against 32.78 million hectares in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Algeria and Mali?
- 1.86 million hectares, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mali?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Mali rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 24th and Mali ranks 21st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.