How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Zambia: Economically active population in agriculture

Mali

3.20 million number

in 2012

Zambia

3.39 million number

in 2012

Mali rank

23rd

Zambia rank

21st

Economically active population in agriculture over time

Mali
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.39 million number against 3.20 million number in Mali, a difference of 190,000 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 21st of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.84 million number	1.78 million number	67,900 number	Mali
1990s	2.13 million number	2.43 million number	307,300 number	Zambia
2000s	2.67 million number	2.88 million number	213,700 number	Zambia
2010s	3.12 million number	3.30 million number	177,667 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economically active population in agriculture, Mali or Zambia?: Zambia, at 3.39 million number against 3.20 million number in Mali as of 2012.
What is the difference in economically active population in agriculture between Mali and Zambia?: 190,000 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for economically active population in agriculture?: Mali ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 21st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Economically active population in agriculture (number)
Unit: number
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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