Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mali

Mali: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 16.09 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.09 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 231 countries
All-time high
17.52 %
in 2021
All-time low
5.17 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mali, 1961–2024

57.51012.51517.5196119922024

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 174th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 171 Algeria 18.23 % compare
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  4. 175 Zambia 15.94 % compare
  5. 176 Uzbekistan 15.65 % compare
  6. 177 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.4 % compare

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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 174th out of 231 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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Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.