Mali vs Turkmenistan: Land use over the long term
Mali
34.64 million
in 2025
Turkmenistan
37.17 million
in 2025
Mali rank
21st
Turkmenistan rank
19th
Land use over the long term over time
- Mali
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 37.17 million against 34.64 million in Mali, a difference of 2.54 million.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 21st and Turkmenistan ranks 19th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 35 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8.80 million | 3.24 million | 5.57 million | Mali |
| 1100s | 9.46 million | 3.47 million | 5.99 million | Mali |
| 1200s | 10.12 million | 3.71 million | 6.41 million | Mali |
| 1300s | 10.97 million | 3.95 million | 7.02 million | Mali |
| 1400s | 12.19 million | 4.23 million | 7.96 million | Mali |
| 1500s | 13.20 million | 4.63 million | 8.58 million | Mali |
| 1600s | 15.40 million | 5.41 million | 9.99 million | Mali |
| 1700s | 17.61 million | 6.01 million | 11.60 million | Mali |
| 1710s | 18.16 million | 6.41 million | 11.75 million | Mali |
| 1720s | 18.71 million | 6.77 million | 11.94 million | Mali |
| 1730s | 19.27 million | 7.15 million | 12.12 million | Mali |
| 1740s | 19.82 million | 7.55 million | 12.27 million | Mali |
| 1750s | 20.37 million | 7.97 million | 12.41 million | Mali |
| 1760s | 20.93 million | 8.41 million | 12.51 million | Mali |
| 1770s | 21.48 million | 8.88 million | 12.60 million | Mali |
| 1780s | 22.03 million | 9.38 million | 12.66 million | Mali |
| 1790s | 22.59 million | 9.90 million | 12.69 million | Mali |
| 1800s | 23.14 million | 10.45 million | 12.69 million | Mali |
| 1810s | 23.23 million | 11.04 million | 12.19 million | Mali |
| 1820s | 23.31 million | 11.65 million | 11.65 million | Mali |
| 1830s | 23.37 million | 12.30 million | 11.07 million | Mali |
| 1840s | 23.42 million | 12.99 million | 10.43 million | Mali |
| 1850s | 23.47 million | 13.72 million | 9.75 million | Mali |
| 1860s | 23.47 million | 14.48 million | 8.99 million | Mali |
| 1870s | 23.48 million | 15.29 million | 8.19 million | Mali |
| 1880s | 23.95 million | 16.14 million | 7.81 million | Mali |
| 1890s | 24.44 million | 17.04 million | 7.40 million | Mali |
| 1900s | 25.19 million | 17.99 million | 7.19 million | Mali |
| 1910s | 27.55 million | 19.00 million | 8.55 million | Mali |
| 1920s | 29.25 million | 20.06 million | 9.19 million | Mali |
| 1930s | 32.95 million | 21.18 million | 11.77 million | Mali |
| 1940s | 36.61 million | 22.36 million | 14.25 million | Mali |
| 1950s | 35.92 million | 26.50 million | 9.42 million | Mali |
| 1960s | 30.38 million | 31.82 million | 1.44 million | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 30.00 million | 32.99 million | 2.99 million | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 30.00 million | 33.61 million | 3.61 million | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 31.50 million | 33.74 million | 2.24 million | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 34.58 million | 32.85 million | 1.73 million | Mali |
| 2010s | 34.64 million | 32.39 million | 2.25 million | Mali |
| 2020s | 34.64 million | 37.18 million | 2.54 million | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long term, Mali or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 37.17 million against 34.64 million in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long term between Mali and Turkmenistan?
- 2.54 million, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Turkmenistan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Turkmenistan rank globally for land use over the long term?
- Mali ranks 21st and Turkmenistan ranks 19th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.