What is grazing land use over the long-term in Mali?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Mali was 34.64 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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 hectares in 1950.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Mali?

The lowest recorded value was 8.80 million hectares 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Mali

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Mali
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mali: Grazing land use over the long-term was 34.64 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

34.64 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

21st

of 202 countries

All-time high

41.17 million hectares

in 1950

All-time low

8.80 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Mali, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Mali recorded 34.64 million hectares 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 hectares in 1950 and was at its lowest, 8.80 million hectares, 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	8.80 million hectares	8.80 million hectares	8.80 million hectares	1
1100s	9.46 million hectares	9.46 million hectares	9.46 million hectares	1
1200s	10.12 million hectares	10.12 million hectares	10.12 million hectares	1
1300s	10.97 million hectares	10.97 million hectares	10.97 million hectares	1
1400s	12.19 million hectares	12.19 million hectares	12.19 million hectares	1
1500s	13.20 million hectares	13.20 million hectares	13.20 million hectares	1
1600s	15.40 million hectares	15.40 million hectares	15.40 million hectares	1
1700s	17.61 million hectares	17.61 million hectares	17.61 million hectares	1
1710s	18.16 million hectares	18.16 million hectares	18.16 million hectares	1
1720s	18.71 million hectares	18.71 million hectares	18.71 million hectares	1
1730s	19.27 million hectares	19.27 million hectares	19.27 million hectares	1
1740s	19.82 million hectares	19.82 million hectares	19.82 million hectares	1
1750s	20.37 million hectares	20.37 million hectares	20.37 million hectares	1
1760s	20.93 million hectares	20.93 million hectares	20.93 million hectares	1
1770s	21.48 million hectares	21.48 million hectares	21.48 million hectares	1
1780s	22.03 million hectares	22.03 million hectares	22.03 million hectares	1
1790s	22.59 million hectares	22.59 million hectares	22.59 million hectares	1
1800s	23.14 million hectares	23.14 million hectares	23.14 million hectares	1
1810s	23.23 million hectares	23.23 million hectares	23.23 million hectares	1
1820s	23.31 million hectares	23.31 million hectares	23.31 million hectares	1
1830s	23.37 million hectares	23.37 million hectares	23.37 million hectares	1
1840s	23.42 million hectares	23.42 million hectares	23.42 million hectares	1
1850s	23.47 million hectares	23.47 million hectares	23.47 million hectares	1
1860s	23.47 million hectares	23.47 million hectares	23.47 million hectares	1
1870s	23.48 million hectares	23.48 million hectares	23.48 million hectares	1
1880s	23.95 million hectares	23.95 million hectares	23.95 million hectares	1
1890s	24.44 million hectares	24.44 million hectares	24.44 million hectares	1
1900s	25.19 million hectares	25.19 million hectares	25.19 million hectares	1
1910s	27.55 million hectares	27.55 million hectares	27.55 million hectares	1
1920s	29.25 million hectares	29.25 million hectares	29.25 million hectares	1
1930s	32.95 million hectares	32.95 million hectares	32.95 million hectares	1
1940s	36.61 million hectares	36.61 million hectares	36.61 million hectares	1
1950s	35.92 million hectares	34.14 million hectares	41.17 million hectares	10
1960s	30.38 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	33.85 million hectares	10
1970s	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	10
1980s	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	10
1990s	31.50 million hectares	30.00 million hectares	33.00 million hectares	10
2000s	34.58 million hectares	34.00 million hectares	34.64 million hectares	10
2010s	34.64 million hectares	34.64 million hectares	34.64 million hectares	10
2020s	34.64 million hectares	34.64 million hectares	34.64 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Mali

18 Madagascar 37.30 million hectares compare
19 Turkmenistan 37.17 million hectares compare
20 Colombia 35.30 million hectares compare
22 Bolivia 33.00 million hectares compare
23 Mozambique 32.95 million hectares compare
24 Algeria 32.78 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Mali

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 26.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6517 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5499 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 29.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0249 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.51 Mt CO2e (2024)

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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 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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 hectares in 1950.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Mali?: The lowest recorded value was 8.80 million hectares 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by 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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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.