What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Kenya and Mali?

831,000 hectares, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Mali: Arable and permanent cropland

Kenya

6.15 million hectares

in 2011

Mali

6.98 million hectares

in 2011

Kenya rank

15th

Mali rank

14th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Kenya
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 6.98 million hectares against 6.15 million hectares in Kenya, a difference of 831,000 hectares.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 15th and Mali ranks 14th of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.92 million hectares	1.72 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	Kenya
1970s	4.12 million hectares	1.91 million hectares	2.20 million hectares	Kenya
1980s	4.77 million hectares	2.10 million hectares	2.67 million hectares	Kenya
1990s	5.54 million hectares	3.49 million hectares	2.05 million hectares	Kenya
2000s	5.70 million hectares	5.52 million hectares	183,200 hectares	Kenya
2010s	6.15 million hectares	6.68 million hectares	531,000 hectares	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Kenya or Mali?: Mali, at 6.98 million hectares against 6.15 million hectares in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Kenya and Mali?: 831,000 hectares, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Kenya ranks 15th and Mali ranks 14th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land 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