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
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed