Mali vs Mozambique: Land use over the long-term
Mali
34.64 million hectares
in 2025
Mozambique
32.95 million hectares
in 2025
Mali rank
21st
Mozambique rank
23rd
Land use over the long-term over time
- Mali
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mali currently reports 34.64 million hectares against 32.95 million hectares in Mozambique, a difference of 1.69 million hectares.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8.80 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 7.55 million hectares | Mali |
| 1100s | 9.46 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 7.62 million hectares | Mali |
| 1200s | 10.12 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 7.69 million hectares | Mali |
| 1300s | 10.97 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 7.96 million hectares | Mali |
| 1400s | 12.19 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 8.59 million hectares | Mali |
| 1500s | 13.20 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 9.02 million hectares | Mali |
| 1600s | 15.40 million hectares | 5.23 million hectares | 10.17 million hectares | Mali |
| 1700s | 17.61 million hectares | 6.28 million hectares | 11.32 million hectares | Mali |
| 1710s | 18.16 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 11.05 million hectares | Mali |
| 1720s | 18.71 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | 10.77 million hectares | Mali |
| 1730s | 19.27 million hectares | 8.78 million hectares | 10.49 million hectares | Mali |
| 1740s | 19.82 million hectares | 9.61 million hectares | 10.21 million hectares | Mali |
| 1750s | 20.37 million hectares | 10.44 million hectares | 9.94 million hectares | Mali |
| 1760s | 20.93 million hectares | 11.27 million hectares | 9.66 million hectares | Mali |
| 1770s | 21.48 million hectares | 12.10 million hectares | 9.38 million hectares | Mali |
| 1780s | 22.03 million hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 9.10 million hectares | Mali |
| 1790s | 22.59 million hectares | 13.76 million hectares | 8.82 million hectares | Mali |
| 1800s | 23.14 million hectares | 14.59 million hectares | 8.55 million hectares | Mali |
| 1810s | 23.23 million hectares | 15.43 million hectares | 7.80 million hectares | Mali |
| 1820s | 23.31 million hectares | 16.26 million hectares | 7.05 million hectares | Mali |
| 1830s | 23.37 million hectares | 17.09 million hectares | 6.28 million hectares | Mali |
| 1840s | 23.42 million hectares | 17.92 million hectares | 5.51 million hectares | Mali |
| 1850s | 23.47 million hectares | 18.75 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | Mali |
| 1860s | 23.47 million hectares | 18.75 million hectares | 4.72 million hectares | Mali |
| 1870s | 23.48 million hectares | 18.56 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | Mali |
| 1880s | 23.95 million hectares | 18.20 million hectares | 5.76 million hectares | Mali |
| 1890s | 24.44 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 6.06 million hectares | Mali |
| 1900s | 25.19 million hectares | 17.66 million hectares | 7.53 million hectares | Mali |
| 1910s | 27.55 million hectares | 16.29 million hectares | 11.25 million hectares | Mali |
| 1920s | 29.25 million hectares | 15.65 million hectares | 13.59 million hectares | Mali |
| 1930s | 32.95 million hectares | 18.17 million hectares | 14.78 million hectares | Mali |
| 1940s | 36.61 million hectares | 20.67 million hectares | 15.94 million hectares | Mali |
| 1950s | 35.92 million hectares | 26.63 million hectares | 9.28 million hectares | Mali |
| 1960s | 30.38 million hectares | 29.99 million hectares | 392,420 hectares | Mali |
| 1970s | 30.00 million hectares | 30.00 million hectares | 1,860 hectares | Mali |
| 1980s | 30.00 million hectares | 29.96 million hectares | 42,420 hectares | Mali |
| 1990s | 31.50 million hectares | 30.56 million hectares | 937,210 hectares | Mali |
| 2000s | 34.58 million hectares | 31.40 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | Mali |
| 2010s | 34.64 million hectares | 32.27 million hectares | 2.37 million hectares | Mali |
| 2020s | 34.64 million hectares | 32.95 million hectares | 1.69 million hectares | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Mali or Mozambique?
- Mali, at 34.64 million hectares against 32.95 million hectares in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Mali and Mozambique?
- 1.69 million hectares, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mozambique?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Mozambique rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Mali ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 23rd 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.