Africa Eastern and Southern vs Mali: Arable land

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.1675 hectares per person
in 2023
Mali
0.3509 hectares per person
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
25th
Mali rank
25th

Arable land over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Mali
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.3509 hectares per person against 0.1675 hectares per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.1834 hectares per person.

That makes Mali's figure about 2.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 25th and Mali ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4337 hectares per person 0.2849 hectares per person 0.1489 hectares per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 0.36 hectares per person 0.2723 hectares per person 0.0877 hectares per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.2849 hectares per person 0.2457 hectares per person 0.0392 hectares per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.2261 hectares per person 0.3305 hectares per person 0.1043 hectares per person Mali
2000s 0.1892 hectares per person 0.4044 hectares per person 0.2152 hectares per person Mali
2010s 0.1938 hectares per person 0.387 hectares per person 0.1932 hectares per person Mali
2020s 0.1729 hectares per person 0.3651 hectares per person 0.1922 hectares per person Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Africa Eastern and Southern or Mali?
Mali, at 0.3509 hectares per person against 0.1675 hectares per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Africa Eastern and Southern and Mali?
0.1834 hectares per person, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Mali?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Mali rank globally for arable land?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 25th and Mali ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Where does this data 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 Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.