Mali vs Niger: Agricultural land use
Mali
43.28 million hectares
in 2023
Niger
46.60 million hectares
in 2023
Mali rank
23rd
Niger rank
20th
Agricultural land use over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 46.60 million hectares against 43.28 million hectares in Mali, a difference of 3.32 million hectares.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 20th of 227 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.72 million hectares | 31.65 million hectares | 65,889 hectares | Mali |
| 1970s | 31.91 million hectares | 30.33 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | Mali |
| 1980s | 32.10 million hectares | 30.89 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Mali |
| 1990s | 35.00 million hectares | 35.32 million hectares | 317,900 hectares | Niger |
| 2000s | 40.14 million hectares | 40.72 million hectares | 576,690 hectares | Niger |
| 2010s | 41.92 million hectares | 45.65 million hectares | 3.73 million hectares | Niger |
| 2020s | 43.20 million hectares | 46.60 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 46.60 million hectares against 43.28 million hectares in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use between Mali and Niger?
- 3.32 million hectares, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for agricultural land use?
- Mali ranks 23rd and Niger ranks 20th of 227 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.