Bangladesh vs Mali: Arable land

Bangladesh
7.88 million hectares
in 2023
Mali
8.34 million hectares
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
32nd
Mali rank
30th

Arable land over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Mali
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Mali currently reports 8.34 million hectares against 7.88 million hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 460,600 hectares.

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

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

Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Mali ranks 30th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 8.72 million hectares 1.66 million hectares 7.07 million hectares Bangladesh
1970s 9.07 million hectares 1.85 million hectares 7.22 million hectares Bangladesh
1980s 9.22 million hectares 2.03 million hectares 7.20 million hectares Bangladesh
1990s 8.64 million hectares 3.39 million hectares 5.25 million hectares Bangladesh
2000s 8.15 million hectares 5.42 million hectares 2.73 million hectares Bangladesh
2010s 7.81 million hectares 7.11 million hectares 696,508 hectares Bangladesh
2020s 7.89 million hectares 8.29 million hectares 403,200 hectares Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Bangladesh or Mali?
Mali, at 8.34 million hectares against 7.88 million hectares in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Bangladesh and Mali?
460,600 hectares, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mali?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Mali rank globally for arable land?
Bangladesh ranks 32nd and Mali ranks 30th of 206 countries.
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). 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)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.