Which has higher land under cereal production, Mali or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 6.52 million hectares against 6.29 million hectares in Mali as of 2023.

What is the difference in land under cereal production between Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of?

235,680 hectares, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Land under cereal production

Mali

6.29 million hectares

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of

6.52 million hectares

in 2023

Mali rank

28th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

27th

Land under cereal production over time

Mali
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 6.52 million hectares against 6.29 million hectares in Mali, a difference of 235,680 hectares.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 28th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 27th of 181 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.43 million hectares	1.51 million hectares	79,999 hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	1.37 million hectares	2.14 million hectares	765,472 hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	1.71 million hectares	2.79 million hectares	1.08 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	2.44 million hectares	2.96 million hectares	520,461 hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	3.07 million hectares	4.25 million hectares	1.18 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	5.09 million hectares	5.97 million hectares	878,504 hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	6.18 million hectares	6.68 million hectares	506,035 hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production, Mali or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 6.52 million hectares against 6.29 million hectares in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in land under cereal production between Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 235,680 hectares, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mali and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for land under cereal production?: Mali ranks 28th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 27th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land under cereal production (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.