Mali vs Nigeria: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Mali
4.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
3.6%
in 2023
Mali rank
40th
Nigeria rank
43rd
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mali currently reports 4.0% against 3.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mali ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 5.8% | 9.3% | Mali |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 2.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Mali or Nigeria?
- Mali, at 4.0% against 3.6% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Mali ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.