Burkina Faso vs Mali: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Burkina Faso
64.26 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Mali
63.09 billion kilocalories per day
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
58th
Mali rank
60th
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 64.26 billion kilocalories per day against 63.09 billion kilocalories per day in Mali, a difference of 1.17 billion kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Mali ranks 60th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.84 billion kilocalories per day | 9.32 billion kilocalories per day | 1.48 billion kilocalories per day | Mali |
| 1970s | 9.28 billion kilocalories per day | 10.86 billion kilocalories per day | 1.58 billion kilocalories per day | Mali |
| 1980s | 13.73 billion kilocalories per day | 14.63 billion kilocalories per day | 906.45 million kilocalories per day | Mali |
| 1990s | 22.99 billion kilocalories per day | 21.17 billion kilocalories per day | 1.82 billion kilocalories per day | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 33.11 billion kilocalories per day | 30.95 billion kilocalories per day | 2.15 billion kilocalories per day | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 48.69 billion kilocalories per day | 49.42 billion kilocalories per day | 726.00 million kilocalories per day | Mali |
| 2020s | 59.45 billion kilocalories per day | 61.19 billion kilocalories per day | 1.74 billion kilocalories per day | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Burkina Faso, at 64.26 billion kilocalories per day against 63.09 billion kilocalories per day in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 1.17 billion kilocalories per day, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Mali ranks 60th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.