Arable land in Mali
Mali: Arable land was 0.3509 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Mali, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Mali stood at 0.3509 hectares per person.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Mali peaked at 0.4684 hectares per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2203 hectares per person, in 1991.
Mali ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2849 hectares per person | 0.27 hectares per person | 0.2988 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2723 hectares per person | 0.2604 hectares per person | 0.2898 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2457 hectares per person | 0.2281 hectares per person | 0.2669 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3305 hectares per person | 0.2203 hectares per person | 0.4353 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4044 hectares per person | 0.3741 hectares per person | 0.4684 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.387 hectares per person | 0.378 hectares per person | 0.3927 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3651 hectares per person | 0.3509 hectares per person | 0.3754 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 17.08 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.29 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,588 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 9.98 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Mali?
- Arable land in Mali was 0.3509 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4684 hectares per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2203 hectares per person in 1991.
- How does Mali rank for arable land?
- Mali ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.