Mali vs Romania: Arable land

Mali
8.34 million hectares
in 2023
Romania
8.41 million hectares
in 2023
Mali rank
30th
Romania rank
29th

Arable land over time

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

How they compare

Romania currently reports 8.41 million hectares against 8.34 million hectares in Mali, a difference of 66,000 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.

Mali ranks 30th and Romania ranks 29th of 206 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 1.66 million hectares 9.83 million hectares 8.17 million hectares Romania
1970s 1.85 million hectares 9.74 million hectares 7.89 million hectares Romania
1980s 2.03 million hectares 9.90 million hectares 7.88 million hectares Romania
1990s 3.39 million hectares 9.36 million hectares 5.97 million hectares Romania
2000s 5.42 million hectares 9.05 million hectares 3.64 million hectares Romania
2010s 7.11 million hectares 8.80 million hectares 1.69 million hectares Romania
2020s 8.29 million hectares 8.42 million hectares 128,500 hectares Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Mali or Romania?
Romania, at 8.41 million hectares against 8.34 million hectares in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Mali and Romania?
66,000 hectares, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Romania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mali and Romania rank globally for arable land?
Mali ranks 30th and Romania ranks 29th 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.