Mali vs Morocco: Cropland area
Mali
8.64 million hectares
in 2023
Morocco
8.79 million hectares
in 2023
Mali rank
37th
Morocco rank
36th
Cropland area over time
- Mali
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 8.79 million hectares against 8.64 million hectares in Mali, a difference of 148,780 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Mali ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 36th of 219 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.72 million hectares | 7.21 million hectares | 5.49 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1970s | 1.91 million hectares | 7.74 million hectares | 5.82 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1980s | 2.10 million hectares | 8.52 million hectares | 6.42 million hectares | Morocco |
| 1990s | 3.50 million hectares | 9.77 million hectares | 6.27 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2000s | 5.57 million hectares | 9.21 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2010s | 7.28 million hectares | 9.33 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Morocco |
| 2020s | 8.56 million hectares | 8.75 million hectares | 186,860 hectares | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, Mali or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 8.79 million hectares against 8.64 million hectares in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland area between Mali and Morocco?
- 148,780 hectares, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Morocco?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Morocco rank globally for cropland area?
- Mali ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 36th of 219 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 Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.