Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mali
Mali: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 16.09 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 16.09 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Mali peaked at 17.52 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.17 %, in 1961.
Mali ranks 189th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.17 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.18 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.2 % | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 5.21 % | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.23 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.24 % | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.26 % | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5.41 % | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 5.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.55 % | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.7 % | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 6.29 % | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 6.28 % | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.27 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 6.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.27 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.33 % | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.34 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.39 % | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 6.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.42 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.71 % | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 9.23 % | +37.6% |
| 1994 | 9.34 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 9.56 % | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 12.45 % | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 12.25 % | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 12.05 % | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 11.87 % | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 11.68 % | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 11.51 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.35 % | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 14.59 % | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 12.35 % | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 13.87 % | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 14.03 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 14.3 % | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 14.33 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.36 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.39 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.43 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.46 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.54 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.58 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.61 % | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.3 % | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 15.53 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 16.41 % | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 17.52 % | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 16.09 % | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 16.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.09 % | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 16.09 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.93 %, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 16.09 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +37.6% | 6.71 % | 9.23 % |
| 1996 | +30.2% | 9.56 % | 12.45 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.22 % | 5.17 % | 5.26 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.8 % | 5.41 % | 6.29 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.31 % | 6.27 % | 6.39 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.63 % | 6.39 % | 12.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.34 % | 11.51 % | 14.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7 % | 14.39 % | 15.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.44 % | 16.09 % | 17.52 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Mali
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0006 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0012 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.37 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 28.39 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Mali?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Mali was 16.09 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 17.52 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 % in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Mali ranks 189th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.