Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mali
Mali: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 34.15 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Mali stood at 34.15 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Mali peaked at 34.71 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.98 %, in 1961.
Mali ranks 124th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.99 % | 25.98 % | 26 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.15 % | 26.04 % | 26.29 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.3 % | 26.29 % | 26.33 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.45 % | 26.33 % | 31.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.86 % | 31.73 % | 33.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.46 % | 33.35 % | 33.84 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.28 % | 34.15 % | 34.71 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More environment data for Mali
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 371 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 28.39 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 34,639 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.79 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 328.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 16.09 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,708 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Mali?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Mali was 34.15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 34.71 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.98 % in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Mali ranks 124th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.