Cropland — Area per capita in Mali
Mali: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.29 ha/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area per capita in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Mali stood at 0.29 ha/cap.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Mali peaked at 0.48 ha/cap in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.23 ha/cap, in 1990.
Mali ranks 57th of 250 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.31 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3 ha/cap | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.24 ha/cap | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.32 ha/cap | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.34 ha/cap | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.45 ha/cap | +32.4% |
| 1997 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.41 ha/cap | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.41 ha/cap | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.48 ha/cap | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.39 ha/cap | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 0.43 ha/cap | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.32 ha/cap | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.34 ha/cap | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.31 ha/cap | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.29 ha/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.29 ha/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Area per capita 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 | +33.3% | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap |
| 1996 | +32.4% | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2956 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.255 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.342 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.412 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.314 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Mali
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Mali?
- Cropland — area per capita in Mali was 0.29 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 ha/cap in 2003.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 ha/cap in 1990.
- How does Mali rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Mali ranks 57th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.