Agricultural land — Area in Mali

Mali: Agricultural land — Area was 41,675 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
41,675 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
27th
of 237 countries
All-time high
42,347 1000 ha
in 2021
All-time low
31,698 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Mali, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Mali recorded 41,675 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Mali peaked at 42,347 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31,698 1000 ha, in 1961.

Mali ranks 27th of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31,716 1000 ha 31,698 1000 ha 31,728 1000 ha 9
1970s 31,912 1000 ha 31,778 1000 ha 32,080 1000 ha 10
1980s 32,097 1000 ha 32,080 1000 ha 32,123 1000 ha 10
1990s 34,715 1000 ha 32,128 1000 ha 38,125 1000 ha 10
2000s 40,090 1000 ha 38,717 1000 ha 40,722 1000 ha 10
2010s 40,825 1000 ha 40,693 1000 ha 41,289 1000 ha 10
2020s 41,821 1000 ha 41,675 1000 ha 42,347 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 24 Angola 45,285 1000 ha compare
  2. 25 Somalia 44,130 1000 ha compare
  3. 26 Mozambique 44,125 1000 ha compare
  4. 28 Algeria 41,320 1000 ha compare
  5. 29 Ukraine 41,311 1000 ha compare
  6. 30 Madagascar 40,933 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Mali?
Agricultural land — area in Mali was 41,675 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 42,347 1000 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 31,698 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Mali rank for agricultural land — area?
Mali ranks 27th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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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.