Mali vs Niger: Total agricultural area over the long term
Mali
43.87 million
in 2025
Niger
46.59 million
in 2025
Mali rank
22nd
Niger rank
19th
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 46.59 million against 43.87 million in Mali, a difference of 2.72 million.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 19th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 36 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 9.04 million | 4.95 million | 4.09 million | Mali |
| 1100s | 9.72 million | 5.32 million | 4.40 million | Mali |
| 1200s | 10.40 million | 5.69 million | 4.70 million | Mali |
| 1300s | 11.27 million | 6.32 million | 4.94 million | Mali |
| 1400s | 12.52 million | 6.78 million | 5.75 million | Mali |
| 1500s | 13.56 million | 7.43 million | 6.13 million | Mali |
| 1600s | 15.82 million | 8.66 million | 7.16 million | Mali |
| 1700s | 18.08 million | 9.90 million | 8.18 million | Mali |
| 1710s | 18.65 million | 9.94 million | 8.71 million | Mali |
| 1720s | 19.22 million | 9.97 million | 9.24 million | Mali |
| 1730s | 19.79 million | 10.01 million | 9.78 million | Mali |
| 1740s | 20.36 million | 10.05 million | 10.31 million | Mali |
| 1750s | 20.92 million | 10.08 million | 10.84 million | Mali |
| 1760s | 21.49 million | 10.12 million | 11.38 million | Mali |
| 1770s | 22.06 million | 10.15 million | 11.91 million | Mali |
| 1780s | 22.63 million | 10.19 million | 12.44 million | Mali |
| 1790s | 23.20 million | 10.22 million | 12.97 million | Mali |
| 1800s | 23.77 million | 10.26 million | 13.51 million | Mali |
| 1810s | 23.87 million | 10.30 million | 13.58 million | Mali |
| 1820s | 23.96 million | 10.33 million | 13.63 million | Mali |
| 1830s | 24.04 million | 10.37 million | 13.68 million | Mali |
| 1840s | 24.11 million | 10.40 million | 13.71 million | Mali |
| 1850s | 24.17 million | 10.44 million | 13.73 million | Mali |
| 1860s | 24.19 million | 10.65 million | 13.54 million | Mali |
| 1870s | 24.20 million | 10.97 million | 13.23 million | Mali |
| 1880s | 24.71 million | 11.42 million | 13.29 million | Mali |
| 1890s | 25.23 million | 11.88 million | 13.34 million | Mali |
| 1900s | 26.02 million | 12.37 million | 13.65 million | Mali |
| 1910s | 28.47 million | 13.80 million | 14.67 million | Mali |
| 1920s | 30.25 million | 14.94 million | 15.31 million | Mali |
| 1930s | 34.10 million | 17.17 million | 16.93 million | Mali |
| 1940s | 37.93 million | 19.54 million | 18.39 million | Mali |
| 1950s | 37.50 million | 26.38 million | 11.12 million | Mali |
| 1960s | 32.10 million | 31.55 million | 549,870 | Mali |
| 1970s | 31.91 million | 30.33 million | 1.58 million | Mali |
| 1980s | 32.10 million | 30.89 million | 1.20 million | Mali |
| 1990s | 35.00 million | 35.32 million | 317,900 | Niger |
| 2000s | 40.14 million | 40.72 million | 576,690 | Niger |
| 2010s | 41.92 million | 45.65 million | 3.73 million | Niger |
| 2020s | 43.43 million | 46.59 million | 3.16 million | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 46.59 million against 43.87 million in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Mali and Niger?
- 2.72 million, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Mali ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 19th 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.