Grazing land use over the long term in Mali
Mali: Grazing land use over the long term was 34.64 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.64 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
21st
of 202 countries
All-time high
41.17 million
in 1950
All-time low
8.80 million
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Mali, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 34.64 million for grazing land use over the long term in 2025.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Mali peaked at 41.17 million in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.80 million, in 1000.
That places Mali 21st out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 8.80 million | — |
| 1100 | 9.46 million | +7.5% |
| 1200 | 10.12 million | +7.0% |
| 1300 | 10.97 million | +8.4% |
| 1400 | 12.19 million | +11.1% |
| 1500 | 13.20 million | +8.3% |
| 1600 | 15.40 million | +16.7% |
| 1700 | 17.61 million | +14.3% |
| 1710 | 18.16 million | +3.1% |
| 1720 | 18.71 million | +3.0% |
| 1730 | 19.27 million | +3.0% |
| 1740 | 19.82 million | +2.9% |
| 1750 | 20.37 million | +2.8% |
| 1760 | 20.93 million | +2.7% |
| 1770 | 21.48 million | +2.6% |
| 1780 | 22.03 million | +2.6% |
| 1790 | 22.59 million | +2.5% |
| 1800 | 23.14 million | +2.5% |
| 1810 | 23.23 million | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 23.31 million | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 23.37 million | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 23.42 million | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 23.47 million | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 23.47 million | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 23.48 million | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 23.95 million | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 24.44 million | +2.0% |
| 1900 | 25.19 million | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 27.55 million | +9.4% |
| 1920 | 29.25 million | +6.2% |
| 1930 | 32.95 million | +12.7% |
| 1940 | 36.61 million | +11.1% |
| 1950 | 41.17 million | +12.4% |
| 1951 | 36.57 million | -11.2% |
| 1952 | 36.24 million | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 35.93 million | -0.9% |
| 1954 | 35.62 million | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 35.32 million | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 35.02 million | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 34.73 million | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 34.43 million | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 34.14 million | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 33.85 million | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 30.00 million | -11.4% |
| 1962 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.00 million | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 32.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 33.00 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 33.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 34.64 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.64 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.64 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.64 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.64 million | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.64 million | -0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 34.64 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.53 million, 4.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mali's 34.64 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.45 million, 5.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8.80 million | 8.80 million | 8.80 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 9.46 million | 9.46 million | 9.46 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 10.12 million | 10.12 million | 10.12 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 10.97 million | 10.97 million | 10.97 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 12.19 million | 12.19 million | 12.19 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 13.20 million | 13.20 million | 13.20 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 15.40 million | 15.40 million | 15.40 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 17.61 million | 17.61 million | 17.61 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 18.16 million | 18.16 million | 18.16 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 18.71 million | 18.71 million | 18.71 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 19.27 million | 19.27 million | 19.27 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 19.82 million | 19.82 million | 19.82 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 20.37 million | 20.37 million | 20.37 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 20.93 million | 20.93 million | 20.93 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 21.48 million | 21.48 million | 21.48 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 22.03 million | 22.03 million | 22.03 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 22.59 million | 22.59 million | 22.59 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 23.14 million | 23.14 million | 23.14 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 23.23 million | 23.23 million | 23.23 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 23.31 million | 23.31 million | 23.31 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 23.37 million | 23.37 million | 23.37 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 23.42 million | 23.42 million | 23.42 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 23.47 million | 23.47 million | 23.47 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 23.47 million | 23.47 million | 23.47 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 23.48 million | 23.48 million | 23.48 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 23.95 million | 23.95 million | 23.95 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 24.44 million | 24.44 million | 24.44 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 25.19 million | 25.19 million | 25.19 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 27.55 million | 27.55 million | 27.55 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 29.25 million | 29.25 million | 29.25 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 32.95 million | 32.95 million | 32.95 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 36.61 million | 36.61 million | 36.61 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 35.92 million | 34.14 million | 41.17 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.38 million | 30.00 million | 33.85 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.00 million | 30.00 million | 30.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.00 million | 30.00 million | 30.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.50 million | 30.00 million | 33.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.58 million | 34.00 million | 34.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.64 million | 34.64 million | 34.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.64 million | 34.64 million | 34.64 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 18 Madagascar 37.30 million compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 37.17 million compare
- 20 Colombia 35.30 million compare
- 22 Bolivia 33.00 million compare
- 23 Mozambique 32.95 million compare
- 24 Algeria 32.78 million compare
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 grazing land use over the long term in Mali?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Mali was 34.64 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 41.17 million in 1950.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.80 million in 1000.
- How does Mali rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Mali ranks 21st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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