Land use hidden — Other areas in Mali
Mali: Land use hidden — Other areas was 654,435 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
654,435 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
15th
of 202 countries
All-time high
903,210 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
654,435 Square kilometres
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas in Mali, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Mali recorded 654,435 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Mali peaked at 903,210 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 654,435 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Mali 15th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Mali, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 903,210 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 903,160 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 903,110 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 903,060 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 903,010 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 902,970 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 902,910 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 902,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 902,910 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 902,410 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 902,410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 902,410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 902,410 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 901,910 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 901,410 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 899,420 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 899,440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 899,440 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 899,390 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 899,390 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 899,360 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 899,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 899,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 899,360 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 899,160 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 899,130 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 899,130 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 898,960 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 898,960 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 765,950 Square kilometres | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 765,800 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 764,700 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 755,630 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 734,530 Square kilometres | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 733,040 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 720,730 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 710,730 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 710,730 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 710,730 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 700,580 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 694,140 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 690,390 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 679,970 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 690,320 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 683,310 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 682,570 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 681,260 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 678,920 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 676,669 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 676,476 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 674,699 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 672,784 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 670,943 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 669,271 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 667,697 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 664,972 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 663,336 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 661,242 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 659,080 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 657,141 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 654,863 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 654,476 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 654,435 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 654,435 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 34,797 Square kilometres, 18.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mali's 654,435 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,825 Square kilometres, 23.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 903,028 Square kilometres | 902,910 Square kilometres | 903,210 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 901,065 Square kilometres | 899,390 Square kilometres | 902,410 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 899,217 Square kilometres | 898,960 Square kilometres | 899,390 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 737,257 Square kilometres | 710,730 Square kilometres | 765,950 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 685,813 Square kilometres | 676,669 Square kilometres | 700,580 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 668,050 Square kilometres | 659,080 Square kilometres | 676,476 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 655,229 Square kilometres | 654,435 Square kilometres | 657,141 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 12 Latvia 8,296 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Egypt 954,420 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Eswatini 238.1 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Anguilla 35 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Niger 790,291 Square kilometres compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 2,287 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Slovenia 1,695 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Chad 716,023 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Micronesia 4.9 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Sudan 562,919 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Kazakhstan 521,619 Square kilometres compare
- 18 India 457,888 Square kilometres compare
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 land use hidden — other areas in Mali?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Mali was 654,435 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 903,210 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 654,435 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Mali ranks 15th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata