Madagascar vs Mali: Total agricultural area over the long term
Madagascar
40.90 million
in 2025
Mali
43.87 million
in 2025
Madagascar rank
25th
Mali rank
22nd
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 43.87 million against 40.90 million in Madagascar, a difference of 2.98 million.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Madagascar ranks 25th and Mali ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.41 million | 9.04 million | 7.63 million | Mali |
| 1100s | 2.00 million | 9.72 million | 7.72 million | Mali |
| 1200s | 2.59 million | 10.40 million | 7.81 million | Mali |
| 1300s | 3.18 million | 11.27 million | 8.09 million | Mali |
| 1400s | 3.77 million | 12.52 million | 8.76 million | Mali |
| 1500s | 4.94 million | 13.56 million | 8.62 million | Mali |
| 1600s | 6.00 million | 15.82 million | 9.82 million | Mali |
| 1700s | 7.06 million | 18.08 million | 11.02 million | Mali |
| 1710s | 7.79 million | 18.65 million | 10.86 million | Mali |
| 1720s | 8.51 million | 19.22 million | 10.71 million | Mali |
| 1730s | 9.23 million | 19.79 million | 10.55 million | Mali |
| 1740s | 9.96 million | 20.36 million | 10.40 million | Mali |
| 1750s | 10.68 million | 20.92 million | 10.24 million | Mali |
| 1760s | 11.41 million | 21.49 million | 10.09 million | Mali |
| 1770s | 12.13 million | 22.06 million | 9.93 million | Mali |
| 1780s | 12.85 million | 22.63 million | 9.78 million | Mali |
| 1790s | 13.58 million | 23.20 million | 9.62 million | Mali |
| 1800s | 14.30 million | 23.77 million | 9.47 million | Mali |
| 1810s | 15.03 million | 23.87 million | 8.85 million | Mali |
| 1820s | 15.75 million | 23.96 million | 8.21 million | Mali |
| 1830s | 16.47 million | 24.04 million | 7.57 million | Mali |
| 1840s | 17.20 million | 24.11 million | 6.91 million | Mali |
| 1850s | 17.92 million | 24.17 million | 6.25 million | Mali |
| 1860s | 18.47 million | 24.19 million | 5.72 million | Mali |
| 1870s | 19.03 million | 24.20 million | 5.18 million | Mali |
| 1880s | 19.80 million | 24.71 million | 4.91 million | Mali |
| 1890s | 20.61 million | 25.23 million | 4.62 million | Mali |
| 1900s | 19.21 million | 26.02 million | 6.80 million | Mali |
| 1910s | 18.46 million | 28.47 million | 10.01 million | Mali |
| 1920s | 18.09 million | 30.25 million | 12.16 million | Mali |
| 1930s | 21.00 million | 34.10 million | 13.11 million | Mali |
| 1940s | 24.13 million | 37.93 million | 13.80 million | Mali |
| 1950s | 30.47 million | 37.50 million | 7.03 million | Mali |
| 1960s | 35.15 million | 32.10 million | 3.05 million | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 35.66 million | 31.91 million | 3.74 million | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 36.17 million | 32.10 million | 4.08 million | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 37.06 million | 35.00 million | 2.06 million | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 40.83 million | 40.14 million | 692,390 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 40.90 million | 41.92 million | 1.02 million | Mali |
| 2020s | 40.90 million | 43.43 million | 2.54 million | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Madagascar or Mali?
- Mali, at 43.87 million against 40.90 million in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Madagascar and Mali?
- 2.98 million, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Madagascar ranks 25th and Mali ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.