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 52nd of 232 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
| 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 |
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 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 52nd out of 232 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.